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Betta imbellis
Photo by Jennifer Wright
Common Name
Crescent Betta
Peaceful Betta



Betta macrostoma
Photo by Nonn Panitvong
Common Name
Peacock Mouthbrooder
Brunei Beauty
Spotfin Betta
Orangecheek Betta



Betta pugnax
Common Name
Penang Mouth-Brooding Fighting Fish
Mouthbrooding Betta
Malayan Betta
Penang Betta
Giant Betta
Big Eye Mouthbrooder

Betta Fish Species


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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 - B. 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
Betta simorum
Common Name
Simor Fighter

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