Synonyms: Trichogaster fasciatus: Bloch and Schneider, 1801; Day, 1878; Shaw and Shebbeare, 1937. Trichopodus colisa: Hamilton, 1822. Colisa fasciata: Sterba, 1962, Bhuiyan, 1964; Qureshi, 1965; and Ahmad, 1943. Common name: Giant gourami, Stripled gourami (English name). Bangla name: