Anabantoidei
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The Anabantoidei are a suborder of anabantiform ray-finned freshwater fish distinguished by their possession of a lung-like labyrinth organ, which enables them to breathe air. The fish in the Anabanto
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Labyrinth organ of a climbing perch (Anabas testudineus)
A male Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens, is building a bubble nest.
The giant gourami, Osphronemus goramy, is often raised in floating cages in central Thailand.
Siamese fighting fish
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The Siamese fighting fish, commonly known as the Siamese fighter, or locally as the betta, is a freshwater fish native to Mainland Southeast Asia, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, a
Anabantoidei
…as gouramies (which more precisely refers to the family Osphronemidae). Some labyrinth fish are important food fish, and many others, such as the Siamese fighting fish and paradise fish, are popular as aquarium fish. The labyrinth organs, a defining characteristic of fish in the suborder Anabantoidei, is a much-folded…
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A red "plakat" male
Female, showing the ovipositor tube
Rice paddies are believed to have been the first point of contact between bettas and humans.