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Osphronemidae
Malay combtail
Belontia hasselti
Osphronemid Fish of Freshwater Basins
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- Asia (unspecified)
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
MediumThe Malay combtail (Belontia hasselti) is a species of gourami native to southeast Asia where it is found in peat swamps of the Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sunda Islands. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It is a commercially important species and is also found in the aquarium trade. This species was formally described by Georges Cuvier in 1831 with the type locality of Java.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Genus
- Belontia
- Maximum length
- 20 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Asia: Malay Peninsula, Greater Sunda Islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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