Kingdom - Animalia (animals) Phylum - Chordate (vertabrates
and closely related
invertabrates) Class -
Actinopterygii (ray finned fish, the dominant group of
vertabrates) Order - Perciformes (
perch like - largest order of invertabrates) Sub Order - Anabantoidei (
labyrinth fish - a lung like labyrinth organ, air breathing fish) Family - Osphronemidae (the
Gouramis, mouthbrooders or
bubble-nesters) Genus - Betta (small colourful
freshwater ray-finned fish) Species - Betta Splendens
Betta Splendens
are not
the only Betta species. The following gallery will show you how varied
the Betta species is.
Betta Splendons in the
wild - Photos by Kei Sasaki
Habitat
Betta
akarensis
Eric Bourdier
Common
Name
Sarawak Betta
Akar Betta
Ladder-Fined Betta
Ladder
Mouthbrooder
Betta
albimarginata
Michael
Schlüter Common
Name Whiteseam Fighter
Betta
sp.
aff.
anabatoides TEAM BORNEO Common
Name Pearly Betta Large Unspotted
Mouthbrooder Giant Betta
Betta
balunga Common
Name Balunga Mouthbrooder
Betta
bellica Nonn Panitvong Common
Name Slender Betta Striped Fighting
Fish Slim Fighting Fish Bellicose fighting
fish Green jungle
fighting fish
Betta
burdigala Michael
Schlüter Common Name Red Brown Dwarf
Fighter
Betta
channoides Kei Sasaki Common
Name Snakehead Fighter
Betta
chini Eric Bourdier Common
Name Chini Mouthbrooder
Betta
chloropharynx TEAM BORNEO Common
Name Green Throat
Mouthbrooder
Betta
coccina Kei Sasaki Common
Name Wine-Red Betta
Betta
dimidiata Kei Sasaki Common
Name Dwarf Mouthbrooder
Betta
edithae
TEAM BORNEO Common Name
Edith's Betta
Edith's Mouthbrooder
Betta
enisae Kei Sasaki Common
Name Blue Band
Mouthbrooder
Betta
foerschi Jan Stubbe Common
Name Chameleon Betta Foersch's Betta
Betta
fusca Gary Chen Common
Name Dark Betta Brown Mouthbrooder Dusky Betta
Betta
livida Ken Muller Common
Name Jealous Betta Selangor Red
Fighter
Betta
miniopinna Kei Sasaki Common
Name Small Fin Fighter
Betta
patoti Kei Sasaki Common
Name Black Betta
Betta
persephone Karen Burgett Common
Name Dwarf Betta Black Small Fighter
Betta
picta Kei Sasaki Common
Name Painted Betta Javan
Mouth-Brooding Fighting Fish Mouth-Brooding
Betta Spotted Betta
Betta
prima Common
Name Threelined
Mouthbrooder
Betta
pulchra Eric Bourdier Common
Name Beauty Mouthbrooder
Betta
schalleri TEAM BORNEO Common
Name Betta schalleri
