Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Red-brown Dwarf Betta (Betta burdigala), recorded as Critically Endangered
Red-brown Dwarf Betta (Betta burdigala). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Red-brown Dwarf Betta

Betta burdigala

Red-brown Dwarf Betta is a gourami endemic to Bangka Island in Indonesia.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Betta burdigala
Recorded from
Indonesia
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Osphronemidae · Betta

The fighting fish

This species grows to a length of 2.5 cm (0.98 in).

Wild bettas are small labyrinth fishes of peat swamps and forest pools in Southeast Asia, not the long-finned animals bred for tanks.

Gouramies and wild bettas breathe air with a labyrinth organ, so they can live in warm, oxygen-poor forest water.

Range and habitat

Red-brown Dwarf Betta is a gourami endemic to Bangka Island in Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of peat swamps.

GBIF currently lists 3 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

In crisis

Red-brown Dwarf Betta is Critically 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 burdigala — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3315864 and GBIF occurrence geography. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Betta fusca (Betta fusca), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

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 albimarginata (Betta albimarginata), recorded as EndangeredEN

Betta albimarginata

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

Betta channoides

Betta channoides

Quick answers

What is Red-brown Dwarf Betta?
Red-brown Dwarf Betta is a fighting fish in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes) — Betta burdigala.
What is the conservation status of Red-brown Dwarf Betta?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Betta burdigala. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Red-brown Dwarf Betta live?
Red-brown Dwarf Betta is a gourami endemic to Bangka Island in Indonesia.
Why is Red-brown Dwarf Betta in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Betta burdigala?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Red-brown Dwarf Betta a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.