kissing gourami
Also known as Helostoma temminkii, Helostoma temminckii
species of fish
Species
Least ConcernSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderAnabantiformes
- FamilyHelostomatidae
Habitatfreshwater
接吻魚（學名：Helostoma temminckii），正式名稱吻鱸，又名Kiss魚、吻嘴魚。屬於鱸形目攀鱸亞目沼口魚科沼口魚屬，是觀賞熱帶魚的知名品種之一。原產于印度尼西亞爪哇島和馬來西亞等地。野生種成魚可長達20-30厘米，家養后魚體變小為10厘米左右。 吻魚又叫親嘴魚、吻魚、桃花魚、大白桃、吻嘴魚、香吻魚、接吻鬥魚等，體色淡淺紅色。以魚喜相互「接吻」而聞名。不僅異性魚即使同性魚也有「接吻」動作，接吻魚的「接吻」並不是友情表示，而是一種爭鬥。野生體長20～33厘米，人工養殖3～5厘米。原產於泰國、印度尼西亞、蘇門答臘。為常見觀賞魚。接吻魚在觀賞魚品種中屬於小型觀賞魚的一種，因為其兩條魚互相接吻而得名接吻魚並受到不少魚友的喜愛，意喻自己的愛情長久。 接吻魚的體長一般為3～5厘米。身體呈長圓形。頭大，嘴大，尤其是嘴唇又厚又大，並有細的鋸齒。眼大，有黃色眼圈。背鰭、臀鰭特別長，從鰓蓋的後緣起一直延伸到尾柄，尾鰭後緣中部微凹。胸鰭、腹鰭呈扇形，尾鰭呈三角形。魚體呈卵圓形，一般為乳白色或淡粉色。各鰭均透明，略呈銀色。
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Kissing gouramis, also known as kissing fish or kissers (Helostoma temminckii), are medium-sized tropical freshwater fish comprising the monotypic labyrinth fish family Helostomatidae (from the Greek elos [stud, nail], stoma [mouth]). These fish originate from Mainland Southeast Asia, the Greater Sundas and nearby smaller islands, but have also been introduced outside their native range. They are regarded as a food fish and they are sometimes farmed. They are used fresh for steaming, baking, broiling, and pan frying. The kissing gourami is a popular aquarium fish.
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