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ropodes. Very remarkable are two threads 

 running the full length of the body of the 

 fish. They are the extensions of the first 

 rays of the ventral fins. 



In its habits also the Gourami very much 



Fig. 88. Gourami, Ospkromenus olfax. 



resembles the Macropodes. It constructs a 

 nest and takes care of the young fishes. It 

 is of a rather quiet disposition and as its 

 nourishment is to a large extent vegetable, 

 it is less dangerous to smaller fishes than 



