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Penang Betta

Betta pugnax

Also known as: Betta, Forest Betta, Malayan Betta, Malayan Forest Betta, Mouth-brooding Betta, Penang Mouth-brooding Fighting Fish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
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@Ronburg · Home, United States · December 20201 / 1
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, close to overhanging vegetation, in fast flowing, forest streams.
Widespread Asia

Popular in the aquarium trade.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black stripesstripes
Behaviour
pairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

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Found singly or in pairs, close to overhanging vegetation, in fast flowing, forest streams.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnabantiformes
    5. familyOsphronemidae
    6. genusBetta
    7. speciesBetta pugnax (Cantor, 1849)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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