Description

Anal spines: 4 - 5; Anal soft rays: 22 - 26. Head length 4.0-4.5 times in SL; male with anal fin extending to end of caudal fin; stripes on body faint, adult male reddish brown with an iridescent blue or green spot on each scale; anal and caudal fins blue with red rays; female brown with 2 darker stripes (Ref. 43281).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Anabantiformes

Family: Osphronemidae

Genus: Betta

Species: Betta smaragdina Ladiges, 1972

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins.

Biology

Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Bubble nest builder (Ref. 4537).

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless