Belontia
Belontia, sometimes referred to combtail gouramies, is a genus of gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Belontiinae, native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.[2] These are medium sized to large gouramies that are seldom kept in aquariums due to their aggression and relative lack of the color common to the gouramies.
| Belontia | |
|---|---|
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| Malay combtail (B. hasselti) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Belontiinae Liem, 1963 |
| Genus: | Belontia G. S. Myers, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Polyacanthus hasselti G. Cuvier, 1831[1] | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Belontia hasselti (G. Cuvier, 1831) (Malay combtail)
- Belontia signata (Günther, 1861) (Ceylonese combtail)
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belontia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Belontia in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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