any of a genus (Anabas) of freshwater gouramies (family Anabantidae), of Africa and SE Asia, that can live for a long time out of water, as the climbing perch
See anabas in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ănˈə-băsˌ)
noun
A freshwater fish of the family Anabantidae, native to Africa and southeast Asia and including the gourami and climbing perch.