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Betta Fishes
Betta
Betta (, BET-tə) is a large genus of small, active, often colorful, freshwater ray-finned fishes, in the gourami family (Osphronemidae). The best known Betta species is B. splendens, commonly known as the Siamese fighting fish and often kept as an aquarium pet.
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
Mahachai Betta
speciesBetta mahachaiensis
Ibanorum Betta
speciesBetta ibanorum
Apollo Betta
speciesBetta apollon
Giant betta
speciesBetta pi
Raja Betta
speciesBetta raja
Emerald Betta
speciesBetta smaragdina
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
Pontian Betta
speciesBetta pulchra
Double Lipspot Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta spilotogena
Akar Betta
speciesBetta akarensis
Sumatra Betta
speciesBetta falx
Black Dwarf Betta
speciesBetta persephone
Fierce Betta
speciesBetta ferox
Simor Betta
speciesBetta simorum
Waser's Betta
speciesBetta waseri
Toba Betta
speciesBetta rubra
Betta lehi
speciesBetta lehi
Barito Betta
speciesBetta pallifina
Betta hendra
speciesBetta hendra
White-edged Betta
speciesBetta albimarginata
Borneo Betta
speciesBetta taeniata
Betta pinguis
speciesBetta pinguis
Betta obscura
speciesBetta obscura
Balunga Betta
speciesBetta balunga
Spotfin Betta
speciesBetta macrostoma
Chin Betta
speciesBetta chini
Omega Betta
speciesBetta omega
Betta pallida
speciesBetta pallida
Betta uberis
speciesBetta uberis
Tomi Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta tomi
Red-brown Dwarf Betta
speciesBetta burdigala
Dwarf Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta dimidiata
Foersch's Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta foerschi
Schaller’s Mouthbrooder
speciesBetta schalleri
Tiger Betta
speciesBetta patoti
Blue Spot Betta
speciesBetta brownorum
Longfin Betta
speciesBetta enisae
Betta nuluhon
speciesBetta nuluhon
Mandor Betta
speciesBetta mandor
Midas Betta
speciesBetta midas
Betta renata
speciesBetta renata
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.