Betta smaragdina

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Betta smaragdina

Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species: B. smaragdina
Binomial name
Betta persephone
Ladiges, 1972

Betta smaragdina, or the Emerald green betta is a species of Betta. They are anabantoids, and breathe air.

[edit] Importance to humans

Betta smaragdina is a commonly kept aquarium species.