Betta pi

(Tan, 1998)

Vernacular names
English : Pi betta
French : Combattant pi

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Anabantiformes
Family : Osphronemidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Elongated cylindrical body reaching 9 cm in length. Thick lips, large eyes. Global coloration from pinkish-yellow to grey-brown with a “pi”-shaped marking on chin. Anal fin margin dark blue. Black markings on gill coverts.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in South-East Asia, in most of southern Thailand and mainland Malaysia. Found in blackwater marshes and adjacent streams with deep soft substrate and lots of aquatic vegetation.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : ENDANGERED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : Species more and more endangered from loss of habitat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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