anabantid

(ˌænəˈbæntɪd)

(Animals) any of various spiny-finned fishes constituting the family Anabantidae and including the fighting fish, climbing perch, and gourami. See also labyrinth fish

adj

(Zoology) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Anabantidae

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Heteronchocleidus infects Perciformes fishes, of anabantid and osphronemid fishes of India, Bangladesh, Peninsular Malaysia, Africa and south east Ghana.

Record of Three Species of the Genus Heteronchocleidus Bychowsky, 1957 (Monogenoidea: Dactylogyridae) from Gills of Colisa fasciata Bloch and Schneider, 1801 from India with a Note on its Geographical Distribution

Unlike other anabantids, they do not build bubble nests or care for their eggs, which float at the surface[54,2].

Effect of different stocking density on growth, survival and production of endangered native fish climbing perch (Anabas testudineus, Bloch) fingerlings in nursery ponds

Unlike other anabantids species, they do not build bubble nests or care for their eggs, which float at the surface (Axelrod et al, 1971; Sakurai et al, 1993).

Studies on the fecundity of native fish climbing perch (Anabas testudineus, bloch) in Malaysia

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