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Blue betta

Betta smaragdina Ladiges, 1972

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the blue 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 blue betta live?

Not recorded

Is the blue 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 blue betta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusBetta
  7. SpeciesBetta smaragdina Ladiges, 1972
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Emerald bettaEnglish
  • Emerald green bettaEnglish
  • Mekong fighting fishEnglish
  • Smaragd fighting fishEnglish
  • bojovnice smaragdováCzech
  • Smaragd-kampfiskDanish
  • SmaragdkampffischGerman
  • Pa GudLao
  • Beta-verdejantePortuguese
  • Smaragdgrön kampfiskSwedish
  • ปลากัดอีสานThai
  • Smaragd-KampffischGerman
  • ปลากัดทุ่งอีสานThai
  • ปลากัดเขียวThai
  • Pla Gud KhiewThai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blue betta

Other species in the same genus Betta.

Wine betta

Betta burdigala

OsphronemidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the blue betta?

The blue betta (Betta smaragdina) belongs to the family Osphronemidae in the order Anabantiformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Blue betta (Betta smaragdina). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-betta

MLA

“Blue betta (Betta smaragdina).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-betta.

BibTeX
@misc{blue_betta_2026,
  title = {Blue betta (Betta smaragdina)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blue-betta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}