Where Does Moonlight Gourami Live?

Moonlight Gourami lives in specific habitats. Knowing where to look helps you find and identify it.

Where to find Moonlight Gourami

Water type

freshwater

Depth

Typically found in shallow, slow-moving or stagnant waters.

Environment

Inhabits floodplains, swamps, canals, ditches, and rice paddies. Prefers areas with dense aquatic vegetation, submerged roots, and leaf litter, which provide cover and food sources. Can tolerate low oxygen conditions due to its labyrinth organ.

Geographic range

Native to the Mekong River basin in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. Also introduced to other regions for aquaculture and the aquarium trade.

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