kissing gourami

English

Noun

kissing gourami (plural kissing gouramis or kissing gouramies)

Helostoma temminckii, a large tropical freshwater fish. They are commercial food fish which are farmed in their native Southeast Asia, and are also popular with aquarists for the fish's peculiar "kissing" behaviour.

Synonyms

kisser

Translations

fish

Finnish: pusukala (fi)
German: Küssender Gurami

Korean: 키싱 구라미 (kising gurami)
Russian: целу́ющийся гура́ми m (celújuščijsja gurámi), хелосто́ма f (xelostóma)

Further reading

kissing gourami on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Helostoma temminckii on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Helostoma temminckii on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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