Species profile—Anabas testudineus

Classification

Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes) → Anabantidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=anabantidae ) (climbing gouramies) → Anabas testudineus

Sighting data

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KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=32356&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=32356&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=32356 )

Species details

Kingdom
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii ) (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Anabantidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=actinopterygii&family=anabantidae ) (climbing gouramies)
Scientific name
Anabas testudineus (Bloch, 1792)
Type reference
Bloch, M.E. (1792). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. Berlin. Naturgeschichte der Ausländischen Fische. v. 6: i-xii + 1-126, Pls. 289-323.
WildNet taxon ID
32356
Alternate name(s)
climbing perch
Biosecurity Act 2014 (BIO) status
Restricted Matter
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species ( https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/biota/fauna/fauna-indicator-species/ )
Endemicity
Introduced
Pest status
Feral Animal
Species environment
Aquatic

Other resources

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=32356 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=32356 ).

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.