Betta bellica

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Low, B.W. |date=2019 |title=Betta bellica |volume=2019 |page=e.T169526A91307647 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T169526A91307647.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

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| taxon = Betta bellica

| authority = Sauvage, 1884

| synonyms =

• Betta fasciata Regan, 1910

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Betta bellica. the slim betta or slender betta, is a species of betta native to eastern Sumatra in Indonesia and Peninsular Malaysia. It is an inhabitant of swamp forests and peat swamps. This species grows to a length of {{convert|10|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.{{FishBase |genus= Betta|species= bellica| month = February | year = 2014}}