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665: 439: 48: 70: 652: 2513: 2501: 382:, and that mouthbrooding has evolved on more than one occasion in the history of the genus. However, it was unable to establish a correlation with any of three habitat variables studied: whether a species was found in lowland or highland streams, whether it was found in 392:, and whether it was found in water with fast or slow currents. Mouthbrooding species tend to exhibit less sexual dimorphism, perhaps because they do not need to defend a territory as the bubble-nesters do. 551:
Bettas are commonly kept as pet fish, especially Siamese fighting fish. Bettas are popular fish due to their color variety and ease to care for, although the males must be kept separated from other bettas.
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fish are hardy and eat almost any animal small enough to consume. This includes worms, larvae of mosquitoes or other insects, and smaller fish. Their natural environment is often resource-limited, so many
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Rüber, Lukas; Britz, Ralf; Tan, Heok Hui; Ng, Peter K. L.; Zardoya, Rafael (April 2004). "Evolution of Mouthbrooding and Life-History Correlates in the Fighting Fish Genus Betta".
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Tan, H.H.; Ng, P.K.L. (2005). "The fighting fishes (Teleostei: Osphronemidae: genus Betta) of Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei".
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species are small fishes, but they vary considerably in size, ranging from under 2.5 cm (1 in) total length in
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species complex (All have aggressive tendencies in the wild and all are extensively line-bred for aggression in eastern
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Tan Heok Hui (2023). "A new species of black water fighting fish from Singkep Island (Teleostei: Osphronemidae)".
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is italicized and capitalized, when used as a common name it is usually neither italicized nor capitalized. The
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A phylogenetic study published in 2004 concluded tentatively that bubble-nesting was the ancestral condition in
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The vernacular name "plakat", often applied to the short-finned ornamental strains, derived from
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There are currently 76 recognized species in this genus. The currently described
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simply as "bettas". As of 2017, around 73 species are classified within the genus
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is ubiquitous in the aquarium trade, other bettas are threatened. The
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The bettas exhibit two kinds of spawning behaviour: some build
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species complex, including the Siamese fighting fish.
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The name is often pronounced 19:This article is about the entire genus 2727: 375:to their fast-moving stream habitats. 2528: 2527: 2132: 2130: 2381: 2285:World Conservation Monitoring Centre 2282:United Nations Environment Programme 2270: 2169:"Common Names Summary - Betta picta" 606:United Nations Environment Programme 576:species as Vulnerable. In addition, 510:which means "fighting fish", is the 483:; the first part is the same as the 2319:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 13: 2235: 2127: 308: 275:of small, active, often colorful, 14: 2771: 2493: 546: 2511: 2499: 2216:www.americanaquariumproducts.com 543:species are generalist feeders. 459: 289:(Osphronemidae). The best known 247: 68: 2480:The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2467: 2457:The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2448: 2425: 555: 2229: 2210:americanaquariumproducts.com. 2203: 2182: 2161: 2146:(4th ed.). Archived from 2031: 608:lists an unconfirmed species, 344:, drainage ditches, and large 1: 1990: 407:) are frequently sold in the 371:from the nest-builders in an 2760:Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker 2368:"Species Complex Management" 2143:American Heritage Dictionary 681:species can be grouped into 514:name for all members of the 7: 2415:Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 601:are Critically Endangered. 10: 2776: 646: 628:Singaporean population of 18: 2536: 1582:complex (fighting fish): 457:(or betta) is pronounced 193: 186: 173: 166: 65:Scientific classification 63: 54: 45: 38: 2278:"Extinctions since 1970" 2013:; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). 735:& K. K. P. Lim, 2004 2745:Fauna of Southeast Asia 1674:(Siamese fighting fish) 564:species are common and 529: 395: 2755:Freshwater fish genera 2474:Tan Heok Hui (2009). " 2287:. 2006. Archived from 674: 661: 450: 297:commonly known as the 2309:Kottelat, M. (1996). 2039:Caring for Betta Fish 2027:. March 2019 version. 667: 654: 503:("persistent fish"). 447:Siamese fighting fish 441: 431:for example, is thus 401:Siamese fighting fish 301:and often kept as an 299:Siamese fighting fish 29:Siamese fighting fish 2508:at Wikimedia Commons 1626:Betta siamorientalis 1852:Betta chloropharynx 1601:Betta mahachaiensis 847:Betta albimarginata 582:is Endangered, and 572:classifies several 359:, while others are 57:Betta albimarginata 2041:Lulu Press, 2006. 2015:"Species in genus 1869:Betta hipposideros 675: 662: 451: 224:D. S. Jordan, 1919 23:. For the species 2722: 2721: 2694:Open Tree of Life 2530:Taxon identifiers 2504:Media related to 2058:Fernando, Yohan. 1984: 1971: 1954: 1942:Betta spilotogena 1937: 1924: 1911: 1898: 1881: 1864: 1847: 1825: 1816:Betta unimaculata 1811: 1794: 1777: 1763: 1750: 1733: 1716: 1691: 1673: 1659: 1646: 1621: 1595: 1574: 1557: 1540: 1523: 1505: 1491: 1478: 1461: 1444: 1426: 1413: 1396: 1383: 1366: 1349: 1323: 1310: 1296: 1282: 1257: 1239: 1226: 1209: 1196: 1188:Betta dennisyongi 1175: 1154: 1137: 1116: 1099: 1086: 1069: 1056: 1039: 1022: 1005: 992: 975: 950: 932: 911: 897: 889:Betta anabatoides 876: 859: 834: 817: 800: 779: 762: 749: 736: 723: 705: 683:species complexes 616:as having become 280:ray-finned fishes 239: 238: 233: 225: 217: 209: 201: 200:van Hasselt, 1859 176:Betta trifasciata 162: 2767: 2750:Fish of Thailand 2715: 2714: 2702: 2701: 2689: 2688: 2676: 2675: 2663: 2662: 2650: 2649: 2637: 2636: 2624: 2623: 2611: 2610: 2598: 2597: 2585: 2584: 2572: 2571: 2570: 2557: 2556: 2555: 2525: 2524: 2516:Data related to 2515: 2503: 2488: 2487: 2476:Betta pardalotos 2471: 2465: 2464: 2452: 2446: 2445: 2436:Betta breviobesa 2429: 2423: 2422: 2410: 2404: 2403: 2401: 2399: 2385: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2375: 2364: 2358: 2357: 2355: 2354: 2335: 2329: 2328: 2326: 2325: 2306: 2300: 2299: 2297: 2296: 2274: 2268: 2267: 2265: 2264: 2254: 2248: 2247: 2245: 2244: 2233: 2227: 2226: 2224: 2222: 2207: 2201: 2200: 2198: 2196: 2186: 2180: 2179: 2177: 2176: 2165: 2159: 2158: 2156: 2155: 2134: 2125: 2124: 2088: 2079: 2078: 2076: 2075: 2055: 2049: 2035: 2029: 2028: 2007: 1979: 1962: 1945: 1932: 1919: 1906: 1903:Betta pardalotos 1889: 1872: 1855: 1842: 1819: 1802: 1785: 1772: 1758: 1755:Betta macrostoma 1741: 1724: 1707: 1682: 1668: 1654: 1651:Betta smaragdina 1629: 1618:Sriwattanarothai 1604: 1596:(crescent betta) 1590: 1565: 1548: 1531: 1514: 1499: 1486: 1469: 1452: 1435: 1421: 1404: 1391: 1374: 1357: 1354:Betta breviobesa 1340: 1318: 1305: 1290: 1273: 1248: 1234: 1217: 1204: 1191: 1170: 1145: 1132: 1107: 1094: 1077: 1064: 1061:Betta persephone 1047: 1044:Betta miniopinna 1030: 1013: 1000: 983: 966: 941: 927: 906: 892: 867: 864:Betta channoides 850: 840:B. albimarginata 825: 808: 787: 770: 757: 744: 731: 714: 700: 658:Betta smaragdina 493:American English 490: 482: 481: 478: 477: 474: 471: 468: 465: 270: 269: 266: 265: 262: 259: 256: 253: 231: 223: 215: 213:Parophiocephalus 207: 199: 157: 73: 72: 50: 36: 35: 2775: 2774: 2770: 2769: 2768: 2766: 2765: 2764: 2725: 2724: 2723: 2718: 2710: 2705: 2697: 2692: 2684: 2679: 2671: 2666: 2658: 2653: 2645: 2640: 2632: 2627: 2619: 2614: 2606: 2601: 2593: 2588: 2580: 2575: 2566: 2565: 2560: 2551: 2550: 2545: 2532: 2496: 2491: 2472: 2468: 2453: 2449: 2430: 2426: 2411: 2407: 2397: 2395: 2387: 2386: 2382: 2373: 2371: 2366: 2365: 2361: 2352: 2350: 2337: 2336: 2332: 2323: 2321: 2307: 2303: 2294: 2292: 2276: 2275: 2271: 2262: 2260: 2256: 2255: 2251: 2242: 2240: 2236:Thomas, David. 2234: 2230: 2220: 2218: 2208: 2204: 2194: 2192: 2188: 2187: 2183: 2174: 2172: 2167: 2166: 2162: 2153: 2151: 2136: 2135: 2128: 2089: 2082: 2073: 2071: 2056: 2052: 2036: 2032: 2008: 1997: 1993: 1782:Betta pallifina 1764:(spotfin betta) 1721:Betta gladiator 1704:Betta compuncta 1665:Betta splendens 1545:Betta schalleri 1297:(spotted betta) 1129:Betta dimidiata 980:Betta burdigala 963:Betta brownorum 697:Betta akarensis 649: 558: 549: 532: 462: 458: 443:Betta splendens 398: 311: 309:Characteristics 250: 246: 182: 179: 156: 67: 32: 25:Betta splendens 17: 12: 11: 5: 2773: 2763: 2762: 2757: 2752: 2747: 2742: 2740:Macropodusinae 2737: 2720: 2719: 2717: 2716: 2703: 2690: 2677: 2664: 2651: 2638: 2625: 2612: 2599: 2586: 2573: 2558: 2542: 2540: 2534: 2533: 2522: 2521: 2520:at Wikispecies 2509: 2495: 2494:External links 2492: 2490: 2489: 2466: 2447: 2424: 2405: 2380: 2359: 2330: 2301: 2269: 2249: 2228: 2202: 2181: 2171:. Fishbase.org 2160: 2126: 2105:10.1554/03-364 2080: 2050: 2030: 2011:Froese, Rainer 1994: 1992: 1989: 1988: 1987: 1986: 1985: 1972: 1955: 1938: 1925: 1912: 1899: 1882: 1865: 1848: 1829: 1828: 1827: 1826:(Howong betta) 1812: 1804:M. C. W. Weber 1795: 1778: 1769:Betta ocellata 1765: 1751: 1734: 1717: 1697:B. unimaculata 1694: 1693: 1692: 1675: 1661: 1647: 1622: 1597: 1587:Betta imbellis 1577: 1576: 1575: 1562:Betta stigmosa 1558: 1541: 1524: 1507: 1506:(Penang betta) 1492: 1479: 1462: 1445: 1428: 1414: 1397: 1384: 1367: 1350: 1327: 1326: 1325: 1324:(Borneo betta) 1315:Betta taeniata 1311: 1298: 1283: 1260: 1259: 1258: 1241: 1227: 1210: 1201:Betta foerschi 1197: 1178: 1177: 1176: 1157: 1156: 1155: 1142:Betta krataios 1138: 1119: 1118: 1117: 1100: 1087: 1074:Betta rutilans 1070: 1057: 1040: 1023: 1006: 993: 976: 953: 952: 951: 934: 914: 913: 912: 899: 882:B. anabatoides 879: 878: 877: 860: 837: 836: 835: 818: 801: 797:Casey K. C. Ng 789:N. S. S. 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Index

Siamese fighting fish

Betta albimarginata
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Anabantiformes
Osphronemidae
Macropodusinae
Betta
Bleeker
Type species
Betta trifasciata
Synonyms
/ˈbɛtə/
genus
freshwater
ray-finned fishes
gourami
family
Siamese fighting fish
aquarium
anabantoids
labyrinth
rice paddies
streams
puddles

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