Betta waseri Krummenacher, 1986
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Betta waseri is a species of gourami endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is an inhabitant of well shaded blackwater streams and in peat forests with plentiful organic debris and root growth. This species grows to a length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. The specific name honours the leader of the expedition on which the type of this species, the German aquarist Alfred Waser.
Wikipedia contributors, Betta waseri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:10:49.236415+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Betta waseri Krummenacher, 1986
- Name authority
- Krummenacher, 1986
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Anabantiformes
- Family
- Osphronemidae
- Genus
- Betta
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAnabantiformes
- suborderAnabantoidei
- familyOsphronemidae van der Hoeven, 1832
- subfamilyMacropodusinae Hoedeman, 1948
- genusBetta Bleeker, 1850
- speciesBetta waseri Krummenacher, 1986
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Betta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Betta enisae Kottelat, 1995 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta breviobesa Tan & Kottelat, 1998 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta pi Tan, 1998 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta nuluhon Kamal, Tan & Ng, 2020 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta omega Tan & Ahmad, 2018 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta albimarginata Kottelat & Ng, 1994 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta anabatoides Bleeker, 1851 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta apollon Schindler & Schmidt, 2006 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta aurigans Tan & Lim, 2004 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta bellica Sauvage, 1884 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta brownorum Witte & Schmidt, 1992 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Betta burdigala Kottelat & Ng, 1994 | OsphronemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Krummenacher, R. (1986). Betta waseri spec. nov. Aquaria: Vivaristische Fachzeitschrift Mit Vereinsmitteilungen, 33 (12): 177–182. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5WJYM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.