Two fish species previously referred to as Betta sp. ‘Sengalang/Palangkayara’ and Apistogramma sp. ‘masken’ in the aquarium hobby have been described on an official basis in the last couple of weeks. Continue reading »

A new species of Betta from Aceh, northern Sumatra, Indonesia is decribed by Dr. Heok Hui Tan in the latest volume of ‘The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology’.

B. dennisyongi is included in the previously monotypic B. rubra species group and superficially appears very similar to B. rubra. Continue reading »

Following the recent description of B. mahachaiensis, another new species of the Betta splendens species group from Thailand is described in the latest volume of the journal ‘Vertebrate Zoology’. Continue reading »

Scientists have shown that male Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens, increase the frequency at which they breathe atmospheric air during aggressive interactions. Continue reading »

This new aquarium is to be marketed as a ‘closed-loop ecosystem’ that cleans itself while also facilitating the growth of fresh produce including beans, basil, thyme, baby greens, oregano, mint, parsley, and spinach. Continue reading »

Yes, we know this is our second Betta-related news item in succession but given this new study is co-authored by one of our contributors and concerns one of our favourite members of the genus we could hardly omit it… Continue reading »

Last updated 30.04.2013

This list only covers officially-described species following Tan and Ng (2005) plus subsequent modifications.

Betta akarensis group:
B. akarensis Regan, 1910
B. aurigans Tan & Lim, 2004
B. balunga Herre, 1940
B. chini Ng, 1993
B. pinguis Tan & Kottelat, 1998
B. ibanorum Tan & Ng, 2004
B. obscura Tan & Ng, 2005
B. antoni Tan & Ng, 2006

Betta albimarginata group:
B. albimarginata Kottelat & Ng, 1994
B. channoides Kottelat & Ng, 1994

 

Betta anabatoides group:
B. anabatoides Bleeker, 1851
B. midas Tan, 2009

 

Betta bellica group:
B. bellica Sauvage, 1884
B. simorum Tan & Ng, 1996

 

 

Betta coccina group:
B. coccina Vierke, 1979
B. tussyae Schaller, 1985
B. persephone Schaller, 1986
B. rutilans Witte & Kottelat, 1991
B. brownorum Witte & Schimdt, 1992
B. livida Ng & Kottelat, 1992
B. miniopinna Tan & Tan, 1994
B. burdigala Kottelat & Ng, 1994
B. uberis Tan & Ng, 2006
B. hendra Schindler & Linke, 2013

Betta dimidiata group:
B. dimidiata Roberts, 1989
B. krataios Tan & Ng, 2006

 

 

Betta edithae group:
B. edithae Vierke, 1984

 

 

Betta foerschi group:
B. foerschi Vierke, 1979
B. strohi Schaller & Kottelat, 1989
B. mandor Tan & Ng, 2006

 

 

Betta rubra group:
B. rubra Perugia, 1893
B. dennisyongi Tan, 2013

 

 

Betta picta group:
B. picta (Valenciennes, 1846)
B. taeniata Regan, 1910
B. simplex Kottelat, 1994
B. pallida Schindler & Schmidt, 2004
B. falx Tan & Kottelat, 1998

 

Betta pugnax group:
B. pugnax (Cantor, 1849)
B. fusca Regan, 1910
B. schalleri Kottelat & Ng, 1994
B. prima Kottelat, 1994
B. enisae Kottelat, 1995
B. pulchra Tan & Tan, 1996
B. breviobesus Tan & Kottelat, 1998
B. lehi Tan & Ng, 2005
B. stigmosa Tan & Ng, 2005
B. cracens Tan & Ng, 2005
B. raja Tan & Ng, 2005
B. apollon Schindler & Schmidt, 2006
B. ferox Schindler & Schmidt, 2006
B. kuehnei Schindler & Schmidt, 2009

Betta splendens group:
B. splendens Regan, 1910
B. smaragdina Ladiges, 1972
B. imbellis Ladiges, 1975
B. stiktos Tan & Ng, 2005
B. mahachaiensis Kowasupat, Panijpan, Ruenwongsa & Sriwattanarothai, 2012
B. siamorientalis Kowasupat, Panijpan, Ruenwongsa & Jeenthong, 2012

Betta unimaculata group:
B. unimaculata Popta, 1905
B. macrostoma Regan, 1910
B. patoti Weber & de Beaufort, 1922
B. ocellata de Beaufort, 1933
B. gladiator Tan & Ng, 2005
B. ideii Tan & Ng, 2006
B. pallifina Schindler & Schmidt, 2004
B. compuncta Tan & Ng, 2006

Betta waseri group:
B. waseri Krummenacher, 1986
B. hipposideros Ng & Kottelat, 1994
B. spilotogena Ng & Kottelat, 1994
B. chloropharynx Kottelat & Ng, 1994
B. renata Tan, 1998
B. pi Tan, 1998
B. tomi Ng & Kottelat, 1994
B. pardalotos Tan, 2009

The Betta splendens-group fish previously known in the hobby as B. sp. ‘Maha Chai’ is officially described in the journal ‘Zootaxa’ this week. Continue reading »