Belontia, sometimes referred to as combtail gouramis, is a genus of gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Belontiinae, native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia and Sri 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.

Belontia
Malay combtail (B. hasselti)
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Belontia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Belontia". FishBase. February 2014 version.