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Betta splendens in Singapore
Siamese fighting fish

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Betta splendens   Regan, 1910
Family:	Osphronemidae (Gouramies) , subfamily: Macropodusinae			picture (Bespl_m0.jpg) by Baesler, S.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Siamese fighting fish
Max. size:	6.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 12693); max. reported age: 2 years
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 19
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 30°C; 22°N - 8°N
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: highly commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1; multiple annual spawning; Fec to 390)
Distribution:	Asia: Mekong basin.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Vertebrae: 29-34. Reddish bars on opercle (Ref. 12693).
Biology:	Occur in standing waters of floodplains, canals, rice paddies (Ref. 12693) and medium to large rivers (Ref. 12975). Feeds on zooplankton, mosquito and other insect larvae (Ref. 12693). Air breather and bubble nest builder. Used in behavioral studies (Ref. 4537). 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 (Ref. 1672). Aquarium keeping: several females for one male; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Rainboth, W.J.. 1996. (Ref. 12693)
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Singapore country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Uses:	no uses
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sn.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Chou, L.M. and T.J. Lam, 1989
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