Helostoma temmincki Cuvier and Valenciennes,
commonly called kissing gourami and
locally known as Temakang, Tembakang, Tebakang
or Biawan is found in Peninsula Malaysia,
Sumatra, Borneo, Thailand (Mohsin and
Ambak, 1983) and Vietnam (Bardach et al.,
1972). This fish is of commercial importance
both as a fuodfish and as an ornamental fish.