Betta compuncta

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}}

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| image = Betta compuncta.jpg

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Low, B.W. |date=2019 |title=Varicorhinus axelrodi |volume=2019 |page=e.T91309365A91309371|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91309365A91309371.en |access-date=1 January 2024}}

| taxon = Betta compuncta

| authority = Tan & Ng, 2006

}}

Betta compuncta is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Osphronemidae. It reaches 6.2 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length.{{Cite web |title=Betta compuncta |url=https://www.fishbase.se/summary/62732 |access-date=2021-10-15 |website=www.fishbase.se}}

Betta compuncta is a freshwater fish that occurs in small, slow-flowing streams in swampy areas, although it can also be found in fast-flowing streams. The species is known from East Kalimantan on the island of Borneo in Indonesia.{{Cite journal|last1=Panijpan|first1=Bhinyo|last2=Kowasupat|first2=Chanon|last3=Laosinchai|first3=Parames|last4=Ruenwongsa|first4=Pintip|last5=Phongdara|first5=Amornrat|last6=Senapin|first6=Saengchan|last7=Wanna|first7=Warapond|last8=Phiwsaiya|first8=Kornsunee|last9=Kühne|first9=Jens|last10=Fasquel|first10=Frédéric|date=2014-11-20|title=Southeast Asian mouth-brooding Betta fighting fish (Teleostei: Perciformes) species and their phylogenetic relationships based on mitochondrial COI and nuclear ITS1 DNA sequences and analyses|journal=Meta Gene|volume=2|pages=862–879|doi=10.1016/j.mgene.2014.10.007|issn=2214-5400|pmc=4287851|pmid=25606468}}

Betta compuncta reproduces sexually and is a paternal mouthbrooder, with males of the species incubating eggs for about 12 to 18 days, although incubation time can vary with water temperature.{{Cite web |title=Betta compuncta Tan & Ng 2006 - Encyclopedia of Life |url=http://media.eol.org/pages/212701 |access-date=2021-10-09 |website=media.eol.org}}

Male individuals of Betta compuncta tend to have broader heads than females. The ovaries of female individuals can be seen under a spotlight.{{Cite web|last=Chairperson|first=S. M. P.|title=compuncta – International Betta Congress|url=https://www.ibcbettas.org/about-betta-splendens/smp/species/compuncta/|access-date=2021-10-15|language=en}}