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Scarlet Badis

Dario dario (Hamilton, 1822)

Status not recordedbony fish

The scarlet badis (Dario dario) is a species in the family Badidae, order Anabantiformes.

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Quick facts about the scarlet badis

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 scarlet badis live?

Not recorded

Is the scarlet badis 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 scarlet badis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyBadidae
  6. genusDario
  7. SpeciesDario dario (Hamilton, 1822)

Synonyms Badis badis bengalensis, Badis dario, Labrus dario

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Scarlet darioEnglish
  • Perca-duende-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Kırmızı BadisTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the scarlet badis

Other species in the same genus Dario.

Red dario

Dario hysginon

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the scarlet badis?

The scarlet badis (Dario dario) belongs to the family Badidae 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). Scarlet Badis (Dario dario). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-badis

MLA

“Scarlet Badis (Dario dario).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-badis.

BibTeX
@misc{scarlet_badis_2026,
  title = {Scarlet Badis (Dario dario)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/scarlet-badis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}