| Belontia | |
|---|---|
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| Malay combtail (B. hasselti) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Belontiinae Liem, 1963 |
| Genus: | Belontia G. S. Myers, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Polyacanthus hasselti G. Cuvier, 1831[1] | |
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Belontia, sometimes referred to ascombtail gouramis, is agenus ofgouramis, the only genus within thesubfamilyBelontiinae, native to freshwater habitats inSoutheast Asia andSri Lanka.[2] These are medium sized to large gouramis that are seldom kept in aquariums due to their aggression and relative lack of the color common to other gouramis.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]
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