Luciocephalus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Osphronemidae |
Genus: |
Luciocephalus Bleeker, 1851 |
Type species | |
Diplopterus pulcher J. E. Gray, 1830 |
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Synonyms | |
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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.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: