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Crescent betta

Betta imbellis Ladiges, 1975

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the crescent 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 crescent betta live?

Not recorded

Is the crescent 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 crescent betta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusBetta
  7. SpeciesBetta imbellis Ladiges, 1975
Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Malay fighting fishEnglish
  • Peaceful bettaEnglish
  • bojovnice nebojovnáCzech
  • Lille kampfiskDanish
  • Kleiner KampffischGerman
  • Pez beta pacíficoSpanish
  • Fredelig kampfiskNorwegian Bokmål
  • Beta-crescentePortuguese
  • Fredlig kampfiskSwedish
  • Pla Kad TaiThai
  • Friedlicher KampffischGerman
  • ปลากัดทุ่งภาคใต้Thai
  • ปลากัดป่าภาคใต้Thai

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the crescent 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 crescent betta?

The crescent betta (Betta imbellis) 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). Crescent betta (Betta imbellis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/crescent-betta

MLA

“Crescent betta (Betta imbellis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/crescent-betta.

BibTeX
@misc{crescent_betta_2026,
  title = {Crescent betta (Betta imbellis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/crescent-betta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}