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Dwarf betta

Betta persephone Schaller, 1986

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the dwarf 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 dwarf betta live?

Not recorded

Is the dwarf 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 dwarf betta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusBetta
  7. SpeciesBetta persephone Schaller, 1986
Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Black dwarf bettaEnglish
  • Black small fighterEnglish
  • Persephone bettaEnglish
  • Redfin bettaEnglish
  • Smallfin fighterEnglish
  • bojovnice temnáCzech
  • Beta-anãoPortuguese
  • bojovnice maloploutváCzech

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dwarf 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 dwarf betta?

The dwarf betta (Betta persephone) 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). Dwarf betta (Betta persephone). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-betta

MLA

“Dwarf betta (Betta persephone).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-betta.

BibTeX
@misc{dwarf_betta_2026,
  title = {Dwarf betta (Betta persephone)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dwarf-betta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}