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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 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 ...
Oshimia D. S. Jordan, 1919. Pseudobetta Richter, 1981. Betta / ˈbɛtə / is a large genus of small, active, often colorful, freshwater ray-finned fishes, in the gourami family (Osphronemidae). [1] The best known Betta species is B. splendens, commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish and often kept as an aquarium pet.
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Betta smaragdina, commonly known as the emerald green betta, blue betta or Mekong fighting fish (Thai: ปลากัดเขียว or ปลากัดอีสาน) is a species of gourami native to Southeast Asia. The species gets its green and blue colors due to refraction and interference of light that results from hexagonal ...
Betta coccina, commonly known as the wine red betta or red fighting fish, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Osphronemidae. [3] It is endemic to the peat swamps of Indonesia and Malaysia, where it inhabits acidic, slow-moving waters. The species is known for its striking red coloration and relatively peaceful temperament compared to ...
Tan & Ng, 2006. Betta compuncta is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Osphronemidae. It reaches 6.2 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length. [2] Betta compuncta is a freshwater fish that occurs in small, slow-flowing streams in swampy areas, although it can also be found in fast-flowing streams. The species is known from East Kalimantan on ...
Betta siamorientalis [1] is a species of gourami. It is a freshwater fish native to Asia, where it occurs in shallow marshes, grass fields, and paddy fields in Thailand and Cambodia. It is typically found in still, vegetated environments at the water's edge and is known to use aquatic plants as shelter for building and guarding bubble nests.