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| Scientific Name | Betta pugnax (Cantor, 1849) |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Penang, Malaysia. |
| Synonym(s) | Betta bleekeri, Betta brederi, Betta macrophthalma, Macropodus pugnax |
| Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 67mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Betta species are either bubblenest builders or paternal mouthbrooders. This species, like the majority of its congeners, is a paternal mouthbrooder. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2), pp 1066 [84], Pl. 2 (figs. 1-3). |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up B. pugnax on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. pugnax on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. pugnax on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.609.5384 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:09) |