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

Endangered

Betta persephone

Betta persephone

Betta persephone is a labyrinth fish endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Johor.

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

Appearance

The males are largely blue-black in colour, with the females exhibiting browner tones.

Betta persephone is a small species with a maximum length of 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) SL.

Range and habitat

This Betta species inhabits soft, acidic waters at temperatures of 23‒28 °C (73‒82 °F). The typical habitat is closed-canopy forest where it is dark on the forest floor and there is thick vegetation on the banks of the blackwater streams and peat swamps where this fish lives among submerged tree roots. Betta persephone is a labyrinth fish endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Johor.

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

In crisis

Betta persephone 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 persephone, Wikidata item Q4847888. 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 Red-brown Dwarf Betta (Betta burdigala), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Red-brown Dwarf Betta

Betta burdigala
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

Quick answers

What is Betta persephone?
Betta persephone is a fighting fish in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Betta persephone?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Betta persephone. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Betta persephone live?
The typical habitat is closed-canopy forest where it is dark on the forest floor and there is thick vegetation on the banks of the blackwater streams and peat swamps where this fish lives among submerged tree roots.
Why is Betta persephone 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 persephone?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Betta persephone a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.