Luciocephalus
| Luciocephalus | |
|---|---|
| Luciocephalus pulcher | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Luciocephalinae |
| Genus: | Luciocephalus Bleeker, 1851 |
| Type species | |
| Diplopterus pulcher J. E. Gray, 1830 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Luciocephalus is a genus of gouramies native to Southeast Asia. Both are extremely specialized niche predators native to parts of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam; in addition, both species - like a number of other osphronemid genera - are paternal mouthbrooders.