Belontia
Appearance
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Belontia | |
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Malay combtail (B. hasselti) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anabantiformes |
Family: | Osphronemidae |
Subfamily: | Belontiinae Liem, 1963 |
Genus: | Belontia G. S. Myers, 1923 |
Type species | |
Polyacanthus hasselti G. Cuvier, 1831[1]
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Belontia, sometimes referred to as combtail gouramis, is a genus of gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Belontiinae, native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.[2] These are medium sized to large gouramis that are seldom kept in aquariums due to their aggression and relative lack of the color common to other gouramis.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Belontia hasselti (G. Cuvier, 1831) (Malay combtail)
- Belontia signata (Günther, 1861) (Ceylonese combtail)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belontia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belontia". FishBase. February 2014 version.