Crocodile Pikehead Gourami

Luciocephalus pulcher, the pikehead, giant pikehead or crocodile pikehead, is a species of gourami native to the Malaya Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo. It is a yellowish-brown fish with dark brown longitudinal bands and stripes, and can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Crocodile Pikehead Gourami being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Esox americanus
• Channa lucius

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Anabantiformes

Family

Osphronemidae

Genus

Luciocephalus

Species

Luciocephalus pulcher

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