Common Name:  Betta Api Api

Description

Diminutive bright red labyrinth fish endemic to peat swamps and blackwater streams of Sumatra Island, Indonesia. It was formally recognized as a species in 2025, and was previously known by the common name "api-api," meaning fire/flame.

Category:   Anabantids

Global Region:   Southeast Asia

Distribution:   Sumatra Island, Indonesia

Reference Links

Red Wine Bettas—Betta sp. api api Progress

Simply Betta—Betta Api Api Breeding Project update! Adding Channoides and Back on TRACK

Simply Betta—UPDATE on my IKEA fish breeding cabinet

Simply Betta—Tiny Fish Room in a Cabinet! My Betta api api Breeding Project

Simply Betta—My Wild Betta Api Api - Beautiful but Nearing Extinction - Care Guide

Blackwater Aquatics—Api Api - Duri

Phylogenetic analysis of Betta coccina complex (Teleostei, Osphronemidae) from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra Island with descriptions of two new species