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Betta, or Siamese Fighting Fish
   Betta splendens

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   Classification (Taxonomy)

Kingdom: Animalia:

Phylum: Chordata:

Subphylum: Vertebrata: hardened back bone and/or spinal column

Superclass: Osteichthyes: bony fishes

Class: Actinopterygii: ray-finned fishes

Subclass: Neopterygii:

Infraclass: Teleostei:

Superorder: Acanthopterygii:

Order: Perciformes: perch-like fishes

Family: Anabantoidei: labyrinth fishes

Subfamily: Marcopodinae (Liem, 1963):

Genus: Betta (Bleeker, 1850):

Species: B. splendens (Regan, 1910):

   Betta; Siamese Fighting Fish

 

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Sources last reviewed: 2/8/12

 

 

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