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

Endangered

Betta channoides

Betta channoides

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

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

Appearance

It is an inhabitant of the shallows of acidic brown-water forest streams.

This species grows to a length of 5.0 cm (2.0 in).

Range and habitat

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

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

In crisis

Betta channoides 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 channoides — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q533. 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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Quick answers

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