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Betta bellica Sauvage, 1884

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 29 - 31; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Anal fin ray mode 31; dorsal fin ray mode 12; lateral line scale mode 33; postdorsal scale mode 8; pelvic fin length 23.6-38.8% SL; reaching end of 8th anal ray; pelvic fin flange ending halfway pelvic filament; non-overlap of adpressed pelvic fin branched rays with anal fin origin; and less sloping lateral head profile (Ref. 56386).

Common Names

  • Slank betta , Danish , Denmark
  • Slender betta , English , USA
  • Slim betta , English , USA
  • Striped betta , English , USA
  • Vihertaistelija , Finnish , Finland
  • Schlankerstreitbarer Kampffisch , German , Germany
  • Streifenkampffisch , German , Germany
  • 斑条搏鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 斑條搏魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 細長搏魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 细长搏鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Bojownik pregowany , Polish , Poland
  • Bojownik zwadliwy , Polish , Poland

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Anabantiformes

    Family: Osphronemidae

    Genus: Betta

    Species: Betta bellica Sauvage, 1884

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia.

    • Biology

    Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Usually occurs in peat swamps. Also found in swamp forest habitats (Ref. 56613). A bubble nest builder (Ref. 56613).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless