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Betta Fishes
Betta
Betta /ˈbɛtə/ is a large genus of small, often colorful, freshwater ray-finned fishes in the gourami family (Osphronemidae). By far the best known Betta species, however, is B. splendens, commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 75 known species
Siamese Fighting Fish
speciesBetta splendens
Penang Betta
speciesBetta pugnax
Peaceful Betta
speciesBetta imbellis
Satun Betta
speciesBetta kuehnei
Edith's Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta edithae
Terengganu Betta
speciesBetta stigmosa
Greeneyed Betta
speciesBetta livida
Betta hipposideros
speciesBetta hipposideros
Slender Betta
speciesBetta bellica
Ibanorum Betta
speciesBetta ibanorum
Mahachai Betta
speciesBetta mahachaiensis
Giant betta
speciesBetta pi
Apollo Betta
speciesBetta apollon
Emerald Betta
speciesBetta smaragdina
Raja Betta
speciesBetta raja
Clownface Betta
speciesBetta cracens
Eyespot Betta
speciesBetta ocellata
Red Wine Betta
speciesBetta coccina
Betta prima
speciesBetta prima
Howong Betta
speciesBetta unimaculata
Kabinburi Betta
speciesBetta siamorientalis
Giant Betta
speciesBetta anabatoides
Spotted Betta
speciesBetta picta
Chukai Betta
speciesBetta tussyae
Krabi Mouth Brooding Betta
speciesBetta simplex
Double Lipspot Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta spilotogena
Pontian Betta
speciesBetta pulchra
Sumatra Betta
speciesBetta falx
Akar Betta
speciesBetta akarensis
Fierce Betta
speciesBetta ferox
Black Dwarf Betta
speciesBetta persephone
Simor Betta
speciesBetta simorum
Waser's Betta
speciesBetta waseri
Betta hendra
speciesBetta hendra
Barito Betta
speciesBetta pallifina
Toba Betta
speciesBetta rubra
Betta lehi
speciesBetta lehi
Betta pinguis
speciesBetta pinguis
Borneo Betta
speciesBetta taeniata
White-edged Betta
speciesBetta albimarginata
Betta obscura
speciesBetta obscura
Balunga Betta
speciesBetta balunga
Tomi Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta tomi
Betta uberis
speciesBetta uberis
Red-brown Dwarf Betta
speciesBetta burdigala
Chin Betta
speciesBetta chini
Spotfin Betta
speciesBetta macrostoma
Betta pallida
speciesBetta pallida
Omega Betta
speciesBetta omega
Dwarf Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta dimidiata
Schaller’s Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta schalleri
Greenthroat Betta
speciesBetta chloropharynx
Longfin Betta
speciesBetta enisae
Foersch's Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta foerschi
Gladiator Betta
speciesBetta gladiator
Mandor Betta
speciesBetta mandor
Tiger Betta
speciesBetta patoti
Betta renata
speciesBetta renata
Midas Betta
speciesBetta midas
Fire Betta
speciesBetta rutilans
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86963.