Common Name: Green Throat Mouthbrooder
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: Asia
Distribution: Bangka, Indonesia; Also possibly Jambi, Sumatra
CARES Classification: Critically Endangered
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered
Seriously Fish—Betta chloropharynx
Practical Fishkeeping—Green throat mouthbrooder, Betta chloropharynx
IBC Species Maintenance Program—Big, Yellow Mouthbrooders
IBC Species Maintenance Program—Betta chloropharynx
THE FIGHTING FISHES (TELEOSTEI: OSPHRONEMIDAE: GENUS BETTA) OF SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA AND BRUNEI
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