Species Profile:  Betta chloropharynx

Common Name:  Green Throat Mouthbrooder

Description

Brownish, mouthbrooding labyrinth fish native to Bangka, Indonesia. Betta chloropharynx is identifiable from similar species in the Betta waseri group by its green throat markings that resemble a horizontal figure eight.

Category:   Anabantids

Global Region:   Southeast Asia

Distribution:   Bangka, Indonesia; Also possibly Jambi, Sumatra

CARES Classification:   Critically Endangered

Reference Links

Journey to the Water—Betta Series 12.1, B. chloropharynx

IUCN Red List—Betta chloropharynx

THE FIGHTING FISHES (TELEOSTEI: OSPHRONEMIDAE: GENUS BETTA) OF SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA AND BRUNEI

IBC Species Maintenance Program—Betta chloropharynx

IBC Species Maintenance Program—Big, Yellow Mouthbrooders

Practical Fishkeeping—Green throat mouthbrooder, Betta chloropharynx

Seriously Fish—Betta chloropharynx

 

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