Anabas cobojius

Anabas cobojius, the Gangetic koi, popularly known as Koi in Bengali is a species of climbing gourami native to Bangladesh and India, where it occurs in many types of standing water bodies. This species reaches a total length of and is carnivorous, feeding on water invertebrates and their larvae. It is of commercial importance as a food fish in its native range. In addition to being fished, it may be threatened by siltation from deforestation and agricultural activities, pollution and habitat change by hydropower and dam development. The exact population is unknown but it spawns once during rainy season from May–July.
Popular culture.
A Bengali proverb says ""Koi machher pran"" or "Life of Koi fish" as this fish can survive a long time outside of water.