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The Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens), commonly known as the betta, [2] is a freshwater fish native to Southeast Asia, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. [3][4] It is one of 76 species of the genus Betta, but the only one eponymously called "betta", owing to its global popularity as a pet; Betta ...
The name of the genus is derived from the Malay term ikan betah ("persistent fish"). [6] The vernacular name "plakat", often applied to the short-finned ornamental strains, derived from pla kad which means "fighting fish", is the Thai name for all members of the B. splendens species complex (All have aggressive tendencies in the wild and all ...
Gouramis, or gouramies / ɡʊˈrɑːmi /, are a group of freshwater anabantiform fish that comprise the family Osphronemidae. The fish are native to Asia —from the Indian Subcontinent to Southeast Asia and northeasterly towards Korea. The name "gourami", of Indonesian origin, is also used for fish of the families Helostomatidae and Anabantidae.
The peaceful betta or crescent betta (Betta imbellis) is a species of gourami native to Southeast Asia. Betta imbellis has a pair of suprabranchial chambers that each house a labyrinth organ, a complex bony structure lined with thin, highly vascularised respiratory epithelium. The labyrinth organ is a morpho‐physiological adaptation that ...
Arowana. Arowanas are freshwater bony fish of the subfamily Osteoglossinae, also known as bony tongues[1] (the latter name is now often reserved for Arapaiminae). [2] In this family of fish, the head is bony and the elongated body is covered by large, heavy scales, with a mosaic pattern of canals. The dorsal and anal fins have soft rays and are ...
Binomial name. Betta mahachaiensis. Kowasupat, Panijpan, Ruenwongsa & Sriwattanarothai, 2012. Betta mahachaiensis is a species of bubble-nesting betta native to Thailand, [ 2] where it occurs naturally near the Gulf of Thailand. It is typically seen in stagnant waters in swamps, pools, and ponds. The species can be found in brackish waters ...
Whether for a betta or a pair of goldfish, give your pet fish a moniker that matches its personality by picking one off of this list of 100 great fish names.
The genus name Betta is derived from the Malay term "ikan betah", which means "persistent fish". The species name, however, comes from the Kadazan-dusun term for a hill, nuluhon. This is because of the hill streams Betta nuluhon was discovered in. Description. Betta nuluhon are brown to dark brown with body scales rimmed with bright blue. A ...