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Osphronemidae
Ornate paradisefish
Malpulutta kretseri
Four Centimeters Osphronemid Fish of Asian Waters
Ornate paradisefish is a freshwater fish from Asia. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Genus
- Malpulutta
- Maximum length
- 4 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Asia: restricted to south western Sri Lanka in Colombo-Galle-Ratnapura triangle. Was first recorded from Hettipola (near Kurunegala).

