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Sumatra betta

Betta falx Tan & Kottelat, 1998

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the sumatra 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 sumatra betta live?

Not recorded

Is the sumatra 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 sumatra betta classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAnabantiformes
  5. familyOsphronemidae
  6. genusBetta
  7. SpeciesBetta falx Tan & Kottelat, 1998
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • bojovnice srpoploutváCzech
  • Beta-da-SumatraPortuguese
  • Петушок суматранскийRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sumatra 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 sumatra betta?

The sumatra betta (Betta falx) 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). Sumatra betta (Betta falx). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sumatra-betta

MLA

“Sumatra betta (Betta falx).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sumatra-betta.

BibTeX
@misc{sumatra_betta_2026,
  title = {Sumatra betta (Betta falx)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sumatra-betta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}