Belontia hasselti

Belontia hasselti
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Belontia
Species: B. hasselti
Binomial name
Belontia hasselti
(G. Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Polyacanthus hasselti G. Cuvier, 1831

Belontia hasselti, the Malay combtail, is a species of gourami native to southeast Asia where it is found in peat swamps of the Malay Peninsula and the Greater Sunda Islands. This species can reach a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL. It is a commercially important species and is also found in the aquarium trade.

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