Betta smaragdina

Betta smaragdina
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Osphronemidae
Genus:	Betta
Species:	B. smaragdina
Binomial name
	Betta smaragdina; Ladiges, 1972

The emerald green betta or blue betta, Betta smaragdina, is a species of gourami native to Southeast Asia, where they are found in the basins of the Mekong and the Chao Phraya. This species grows to a length of 7 cm (2.8 in). This species is also found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References

^ Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Betta smaragdina. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 March 2014.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Betta smaragdina" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

External links

A male
A pair

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[1] Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Betta smaragdina. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 March 2014.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Betta smaragdina" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

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