Belontia

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Belontia

Genus of fishes

Belontia, sometimes referred to as combtail gouramis, 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 gouramis that are seldom kept in aquariums due to their aggression and relative lack of the color common to other gouramis.

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Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belontia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Belontia in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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