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Betta splendens Regan, 1910

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Vertebrae: 29 - 34. Reddish bars on opercle (Ref. 12693).

Common Names

  • Siamesisk kampfisk
  • Siamese fighting fish
  • Siamese Fighting Fish
  • Siamese fighting fish
  • Siamese fightingfish
  • Siiami tapluskala
  • Taistelukala
  • Combattant
  • Siamesischer Kampffisch
  • Trey kroem phloek
  • Belaga
  • Sepilai
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  • Bojownik syjamski
  • Combatente
  • Peixe de briga
  • Petushok
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  • Sijamska bojna ribica
  • Kampfisk
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    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Anabantiformes

    Family: Osphronemidae

    Genus: Betta

    Species: Betta splendens Regan, 1910

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

    • Asia: Mekong basin.

    Biology

    Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Occur in standing waters of floodplains, canals, rice paddies (Ref. 12693) and medium to large rivers (Ref. 12975). Feed on zooplankton, mosquito and other insect larvae (Ref. 12693). Air breather and bubble nest builder. Used in behavioral studies (Ref. 4537). Males will fight each other. The many colorful varieties are popular aquarium fish, however, the holding of the males in very small containers should be discouraged (Ref. 1672). Aquarium keeping: sexes should be kept separate unless for mating, and that only one female should be brought into the breeding tank measuring about 20-30 L (http://www.kampffischnet.de).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic

    Conservation Status

    Vulnerable

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless

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