All Fishes ⇒ Osphronemidae ⇒ Macropodusinae ⇒ The genus Betta

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Etymology Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah".
Breeding Betta species are either bubblenest builders or paternal mouthbrooders. This species, like the majority of its congeners, is a paternal mouthbrooder.
Size Smallest 20mm, largest 140mm, average 61mm, most commonly 70mm. All SL.
Species There are 73 "species" in the database
Keepers 8 species (10%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time
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Distribution

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Hop to next section Most Kept Species
1.
Betta splendensBetta splendens
(50%)
2. Betta unimaculata (12.5%)
3. Betta schalleri (6.25%)
4. Betta pallifina (6.25%)
5. Betta falx (6.25%)
6. Betta persephone (6.25%)
7.
Betta albimarginataBetta albimarginata
(6.25%)
8. Betta coccina (6.25%)
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