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

Endangered

Betta tussyae

Betta tussyae

Betta tussyae is a gourami endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Pahang.

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

The fighting fish

This species grows to a length of 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.

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

Betta tussyae is a gourami endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Pahang. It is an inhabitant of peat swamps.

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

In crisis

Betta tussyae 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 tussyae — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3639134. 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 tussyae?
Betta tussyae is a fighting fish in the family Osphronemidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Betta tussyae?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Betta tussyae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Betta tussyae live?
Betta tussyae is a gourami endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Pahang.
Why is Betta tussyae 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 tussyae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Betta tussyae a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.