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Pseudosphromenus cupanus

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Pseudosphromenus cupanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Pseudosphromenus
Species:
P. cupanus
Binomial name
Pseudosphromenus cupanus
(G. Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms

Macropodus cupanus Cuvier, 1831
Polyacanthus cupanus Cuvier, 1831

Pseudosphromenus cupanus, also known as the spiketail paradisefish or Spiketail betta fish is a species of medium-small gouramies native to southern India and Sri Lanka.[2] This species is often found in shallow, slow-moving or stagnant water, such as ditches and paddy fields.[3] P. cupanus eats insects and zooplankton.[3] Males are known to gather eggs in its mouth, and to guard the nest after eggs are hatched. The male may build many nests, and periodically move the eggs between them.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Abraham, R.; de Alwis Goonatilake, S.; Fernado, M.; Kotagama, O. (2019). "Pseudosphromenus cupanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T172337A60606154. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T172337A60606154.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kullander, S.O.; Rahman, M.M.; Norén, M.; Mollah, A.R. (2015). "Why is Pseudosphromenus cupanus (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) reported from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Pakistan?" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3990 (4): 575–583. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3990.4.6. PMID 26250251.
  3. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudosphromenus cupanus". FishBase. April 2015 version.