Species Profile:  Betta spilotogena

Common Name:  Double Lipspot Mouthbrooder

Description

Brownish species of gourami that resides in the blackwater swamps, streams, and sometimes ditches of Bintan Island and Singkep Island, Indonesia. Betta spilotogena looks very similar to the other members of the Betta waseri group, and can be differentiated by the two rounded black marks under its chin and its spotted opercule with a black lower margin.

Category:   Anabantids

Global Region:   Southeast Asia

Distribution:   Bintan Island and Singkep Island, Indonesia

CARES Classification:   Critically Endangered

Reference Links

I Caught an Endangered Betta Species | Double Lipspot Mouthbrooder | Indonesia Fishing

Journey to the Water—Betta Series 24.1 B. spilotogena

IBC Species Maintenance Program—Big, Yellow Mouthbrooders

IBC Species Maintenance Program—Betta spilotogena

IUCN Red List—Betta spilotogena

iNaturalist—Betta spilotogena

FishBase—Betta spilotogena

Seriously Fish—Betta spilotogena

 

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