Luciocephalus

Luciocephalus is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia. Both are extremely specialized niche predators native to parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam; in addition, both species - like a number of other osphronemid genera - are paternal mouthbrooders.

Luciocephalus
Luciocephalus pulcher
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Subfamily: Luciocephalinae
Genus: Luciocephalus
Bleeker, 1851
Type species
Diplopterus pulcher
J. E. Gray, 1830
Synonyms
  • Diplopterus J. E. Gray, 1830 (Preoccupied)
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