Luciocephalinae
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| Bleeker , 1860 |
The Luciocephalinae are a subfamily of the Osphronemidae , which in turn are a family of the labyrinth fish (Anabantoidei). The subfamily is composed of four genera and nine species, all of which are found in Southeast Asia.
A common feature of all species are eggs, which have a spiral structure on the surface, which probably serves as a guidance system for the sperm. All species of the Luciocephalinae have a pointed, terminal mouth and are mouthbrooders . The threadfish , which until recently belonged to the Luciocephalinae, now form an independent subfamily, the Trichogastrinae.
Genera and species
- Genus Ctenops
McClelland , 1845
- Pointed head gourami ( Ctenops nobilis McClelland , 1845)
- Genus pike heads ( Luciocephalus Bleeker , 1851)
- Luciocephalus aura Tan & Ng , 2005
- Luciocephalus pulcher ( Gray , 1830)
- Genus Parasphaerichthys Prashad & Mukerji , 1929
- Parasphaerichthys lineatus Britz & Kottelat , 2002
- Parasphaerichthys ocellatus Prashad & Mukerji , 1929
- Genus Chocolate Gouramis ( Sphaerichthys Canestrini , 1860)
- Pointed-mouthed chocolate gourami ( Sphaerichthys acrostoma Vierke , 1979)
- Chocolate gourami ( Sphaerichthys osphromenoides Canestrini , 1860)
- Sphaerichthys selatanensis Vierke , 1979
- Vaillants Chocolate Gourami ( Sphaerichthys vaillanti Pellegrin , 1930)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Joseph S. Nelson, Terry C. Grande, Mark VH Wilson: Fishes of the World . Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2016, ISBN 978-1118342336 , 393.
- ↑ Lukas Rüber, Ralf Britz & Rafael Zardoya: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Diversification of Labyrinth Fishes (Perciformes: Anabantoidei). Syst. Biol. 55 (3): 374-397, 2006 ISSN 1063-5157 doi : 10.1080 / 10635150500541664