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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyOsphronemidae
  5. ›genusBetta
Betta picta
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IUCN NT · Near threatened

Java Fightingfish

Betta picta (Valenciennes, 1846)

Also calledBeta-rajado (por) · Betah (msa) · Bojownik Jawajski (pol) · Jaavantaistelija (fin) · Javakampffisch (deu) · Tampele (jav) · bojovnice jávská (ces) · Бійцівська рибка яванська (ukr) · Яванская бойцовая рыбка (rus)

The spotted betta or Java fighting fish (Betta picta) is a species of gourami endemic to Indonesia where it inhabits relatively cool, 22‒25 °C (72‒75 °F), highland streams of Java.

In 1967, D. S. Johnson reported the species to be common in blackwaters of southern Malaya.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2394035.