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Siamese Fighter

Betta splendens

Also known as: Betta, Crowntail, Halfmoon, Siamese Fightingfish

VUVulnerableIUCN Red List, 2011
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@linda · bagley, United Kingdom · March 20161 / 26
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Overview

Found in standing water of canals, floodplains, rice paddies and rivers.
Asia - Mekong basin.

Males will fight each other if put together, hence the name.

Popular in the aquarium trade. These fish can vary greatly in colour.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
frilly
Fins & Tail
filament fins

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Exact location · 5
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Found in standing water of canals, floodplains, rice paddies and rivers.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAnabantiformes
    5. familyOsphronemidae
    6. genusBetta
    7. speciesBetta splendens Regan, 1910

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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