Osphronemidae

Seven-barred giant gourami

Osphronemus septemfasciatus

Fifty Centimeters Osphronemid Fish from the Nile Basin

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Asia (unspecified)
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Osphronemus septemfasciatus is a species of giant gourami, a type of Southeast Asian freshwater fish from the family Osphronemidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo where it is found in the Malaysian state of Sarawak, in Brunei, and the Indonesian provinces of West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and North Kalimantan. It is found in large slow-flowing rivers where it prefers the main channels, although juveniles also occur in large tributaries near the main river.