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Giant betta

Betta pi Tan, 1998

Status not recordedbony fish

The giant betta (Betta pi) is a species in the family Osphronemidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the giant betta

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the giant betta live?

Not recorded

Is the giant betta endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the giant betta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusBetta
  7. SpeciesBetta pi Tan, 1998
Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Peat swamp fighting fishEnglish
  • bojovnice PíCzech
  • Beta-gigantePortuguese
  • ปลากัดช้างThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the giant betta

Other species in the same genus Betta.

Blue betta

Betta smaragdina

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

Wine betta

Betta burdigala

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the giant betta?

The giant betta (Betta pi) belongs to the family Osphronemidae in the order Anabantiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Giant betta (Betta pi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/betta-pi

MLA

“Giant betta (Betta pi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/betta-pi.

BibTeX
@misc{betta_pi_2026,
  title = {Giant betta (Betta pi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/betta-pi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}