Betta apollon Schindler & Schmidt, 2006
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 apollon is a species of gourami. It is a freshwater fish native to Asia, where it occurs only in shaded hillstreams in Thailand. It is typically found in shallow, close-to-shore portions of streams in the vicinity of roots, plants, or leaf litter, although it may also be found in fast-flowing areas between boulders. The water in which the species occurs is usually clear, with a pH of 6.2, a conductivity of 20 to 40 μS/cm, and a temperature of 24 to 26 °C (75.2 to 78.8 °F). The species reaches 5.1 cm (2 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather. Its specific name, apollon, refers to the god Apollo.
Wikipedia contributors, Betta apollon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:10:33.312692+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Betta apollon Schindler & Schmidt, 2006
- Name authority
- Schindler & Schmidt, 2006
- 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 apollon Schindler & Schmidt, 2006
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 waseri Krummenacher, 1986 | 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 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.
- Schindler, I., & Schmidt, J. (2006). Review of the mouthbrooding Betta (Teleostei, Osphronemidae) from Thailand, with descriptions of two new species. Zeitschrift Für Fischkunde, 8. 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:LNYP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.