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Black betta

Betta patoti Weber & de Beaufort, 1922

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the black 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 black betta live?

Not recorded

Is the black 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 black betta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusBetta
  7. SpeciesBetta patoti Weber & de Beaufort, 1922
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Tiger bettaEnglish
  • bojovnice PatotovaCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the black 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 black betta?

The black betta (Betta patoti) 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). Black betta (Betta patoti). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-betta

MLA

“Black betta (Betta patoti).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-betta.

BibTeX
@misc{black_betta_2026,
  title = {Black betta (Betta patoti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-betta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}