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Belontia

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Osphronemidae

Scientific name
  
Belontia

Rank
  
Genus

Subfamily
  
Belontiinae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes


Similar
  
Belontia signata, Belontia hasselti, Sphaerichthys, Luciocephalus, Frail gourami

Belontia hasselti malay combtail


Belontia, sometimes referred to combtail gouramies, is a genus of gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Belontiinae, native to southern Asia. These are medium sized to large gouramies that are seldom kept in aquariums due to their aggression and relative lack of the color common to the gouramies.

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Belontia Belontiasignata2jpg

Belontia signata ceylonese combtail paradise fish 06


Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Belontia hasselti (G. Cuvier, 1831) (Malay combtail)
  • Belontia signata (Günther, 1861) (Ceylonese combtail)

  • Belontia Belontia hasselti Java Combtail Polyacanthus hasselti

    Belontia Belontia signata Ceylonese Combtail Polyacanthus signatus

    Belontia Image Belontia signata Combtail BioLibcz

    Belontia Belontia hasselti Java Combtail Polyacanthus hasselti

    Belontia Belontia hasselti Java Combtail Polyacanthus hasselti

    References

    Belontia Wikipedia