Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Betta albimarginata (Betta albimarginata), recorded as Endangered
Betta albimarginata (Betta albimarginata). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Betta albimarginata

Betta albimarginata

Betta albimarginata is a betta fish, endemic to the island of Borneo where it is only found in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Timur.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Betta albimarginata
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Osphronemidae · Betta

The fighting fish

It inhabits the shallows (5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in)) of forest streams amongst vegetation and debris along the shores.

Range and habitat

Betta albimarginata is a betta fish, endemic to the island of Borneo where it is only found in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Timur.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Betta albimarginata is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Betta albimarginata, Wikidata item Q139544. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Betta burdigala
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Betta fusca

Betta fusca
Photograph of Krabi mouth-brooding betta (Betta simplex), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Krabi mouth-brooding betta

Betta simplex
Photograph of Betta channoides (Betta channoides), recorded as EndangeredEN

Betta channoides

Betta channoides

Quick answers

What is Betta albimarginata?
Betta albimarginata is a fighting fish in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Betta albimarginata?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Betta albimarginata. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Betta albimarginata live?
Betta albimarginata is a betta fish, endemic to the island of Borneo where it is only found in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Timur.
Why is Betta albimarginata in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Betta albimarginata?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Betta albimarginata a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.