Parosphromenus anjunganensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Parosphromenus anjunganensis faces severe habitat degradation from palm oil plantation expansion and logging activities across its limited range in Borneo. The species' dependence on pristine peat swamp forests makes it particularly vulnerable to drainage and conversion of wetland areas. Water pollution from agricultural runoff and industrial activities further threatens the delicate aquatic ecosystems this endemic gourami requires for survival.
Habitat
This endemic Bornean gourami inhabits pristine peat swamp forests and associated blackwater streams with extremely soft, acidic water conditions. The species requires dense vegetation cover and slow-moving or stagnant waters typical of undisturbed tropical wetland ecosystems.
