Betta brownorum Witte & Schmidt, 1992
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
Brown's betta (Betta brownorum) is a species of betta that is native to the island of Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia. It is an inhabitant of peat swamps, where it occurs in very shallow waters. This species grows to a length of 2.6–4 cm (1.0–1.6 in). There needs to be 20 litres (5.2 gallons) in an aquarium containing only this species of betta, but like other bettas, they are territorial. This fish has a rectangular brick-red body. This betta is diurnal and is makes a bubblenest. It has a labyrinth, enabling air-breathing.
Wikipedia contributors, Betta brownorum; 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 brownorum Witte & Schmidt, 1992
- Name authority
- Witte & Schmidt, 1992
- 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 brownorum Witte & Schmidt, 1992
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 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 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.
- Witte, K.-E.; Schmidt, Jü. (1992). Betta brownorum, a new species of anabantoids (Teleostei: Belontiidae) from northwestern Borneo, with a key to the genus. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 2 (4): 305–330. 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:LNYV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.