Betta Splendens Profile
Family: Osphronemidae (Gouramies)subfamily: Macropodusinae
Order: Perciformes (perch-likes)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name: Siamese fighting fish
Max. size: 6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
max. reported age: 2 years
Environment: benthopelagic;
pH range: 6.0 – 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19
Climate:tropical; 24 – 30°C; 22°N - 8°N, 99°E - 107°E
Importance: fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: highly commercia
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(multiple annual spawning; Fec to 390)
Distribution: Asia: Mekong basin.
Morphology: Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 1; Vertebrae: 29 – 34. Reddish bars on opercle
Biology: Occur in standing waters of floodplains, canals, rice paddies and medium to large rivers . Feeds on zooplankton, mosquito and other insect larvae . Air breather and bubble nest builder. Used in behavioral studies . Males will fight each other. The many colorful varieties are popular aquarium fish, however, the holding of the males in very small containers should be discouraged. Aquarium keeping: several females for one male; minimum aquarium size 60 cm.
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