Belontia
| Belontia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Malay combtail (B. hasselti) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Anabantoidei |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Belontiinae Liem, 1963 |
| Genus: | Belontia G. S. Myers, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Polyacanthus hasselti G. Cuvier, 1831 | |
Belontia is a genus of gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Belontiinae, native to southern Asia.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Belontia hasselti (G. Cuvier, 1831) (Malay combtail)
- Belontia signata (Günther, 1861) (Ceylonese combtail)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Belontia in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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