Anabas
Anabas (Anabas Cloquet, 1816) also called climbing perch or Ikan Puyu is a genus of perciform fishes from the family Anabantidae.
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Description
In the wild, Anabas species grow up to 20 cm. They inhabit both brackish and fresh water.
Marking corpus is brown-green in colour and the belly is yellowish. The azygous fins have prickly beams.
Anabas possess a labyrinth organ, a structure in the fish's head which allows it to breathe atmospheric oxygen, and therefore can be out of water for an extended period of time (6–8 hours).
Marking corpus is brown-green in colour and the belly is yellowish. The azygous fins have prickly beams.
Anabas possess a labyrinth organ, a structure in the fish's head which allows it to breathe atmospheric oxygen, and therefore can be out of water for an extended period of time (6–8 hours).
Ranges
Southern Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Burma, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippine Islands)