Osphronemidae

Brown Spiketail Gourami

Pseudosphromenus dayi

Osphronemid Fish of the Indian Ocean

• Brown
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• South Asia
• Small
• Tropical fish

Pseudosphromenus dayi or Indian spiketail betta is a species of freshwater ray finned fish from the subfamily Macropodusinae, part of the gourami family Osphronemidae. It occurs in Kerala on both the coastal regions and the Western Ghats. It is a species of still or slow flowing waters, especially lakes, ditches and swamps in both fresh and brackish waters.