Giant Betta
Betta anabatoides
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
The giant betta is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the subfamily Macropodusinae, part of the gourami family. It is endemic to South Kalimantan, Katingan, and Sampit in Indonesian Borneo. It is found in a variety of freshwater habitats and is a paternal mouthbrooder. The species reaches 8.2 cm (3.2 in) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Genus
- Betta