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what family is a betta splenden/fighter

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what family is a betta splenden/fighter

Post by c_a_n_v_a_s on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:27 am

I'm doing a science fair project and I want to know what family they are in. I've looked on tons of different we sites and tehy had two answers. Osphronemidae, and Anibantidae which one is it?

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Post by c_a_n_v_a_s on Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:39 am

I mean family as in Kingdom, Phylum Subphylum, Class, Family etc.

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Post by Netty on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:26 pm

They are Anabantidae which refers to the group of fish that have a Labyrinth organ which is a secondary breathing organ.

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Post by c_a_n_v_a_s on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:29 pm

OK I was just wondering because I saw on a different web site that said tehy were recently changed what family tehy were in.

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Post by Netty on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:31 pm

I've not heard anything to say it's changed hun. Which site was it?

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Re: what family is a betta splenden/fighter

Post by c_a_n_v_a_s on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:47 pm

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] here's one, there were a couple

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Post by Netty on Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:37 pm

This shows the order which they come under. Anabantoid refers to a group of fish that have a labyrinth organ eg Betta & Gouramis

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Anabantoidei
Family: Belontiidae
Genus: Betta
Species: Betta splendens

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Post by c_a_n_v_a_s on Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:44 pm

OK thanks for finding that for me

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Post by Netty on Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:01 pm

No probs and good luck with your project thumbup

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