Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
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The climbing perch from southern and southeastern Asia breathes air and, if kept moist, survives out of water and crawls over land between pools; in the dry season it buries itself in mud. A predator, it eats smaller fish. It is a food fish in the region and invasive outside its native range: never release it into the wild.
- Scientific name
- Anabas testudineus
- Family
- Anabantidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Anabantidae
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Synonyms
- Amphiprion scansor, Amphiprion testudineus, Anabas elongatus, Anabas macrocephalus, Anabas microcephalus, Anabas scandens, Anabas spinosus, Anabas tastudineus, Anabas testudinens, Anabas testudineus lacustri, Anabas testudineus ricei, Anabas testudineus riveri, Anabas trifoliatus, Anabas variegatus, Anabus testudineus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 15–30 °C
- pH
- 5.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Lifespan
- 8 years
Behavior
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Social life
- Solitary
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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