Specimen Information

Trichogaster trichopterus
Trichogaster trichopterus
(three-spot gourami)
Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID1878193
GroupFishes
GenusTrichogaster
Speciestrichopterus
Common Namethree-spot gourami
CountryMexico
LocalityAlvarado Lagoon System, Veracruz, Mexico
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
Map
Collection Month9
Collection Year2022
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:46072
Author:Moral-Flores, L.F.D., A.T. Wakida-Kusunoki, V.H. Galvan-Pina, M.D.C. Flores-Miranda, and V.R. Escartin-Alpizar
Date:2025
Title:First record of non-native three spot gourami Trichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770) (Anabantiformes: Osphronemidae) in Mexico
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:14
Issue:2
Pages:421-427
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected8
Number of Females1


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2025]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/7/2025].

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