Betta enisae

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| image = Betta enisae.jpg

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| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Low, B.W. |date=2019 |title=Betta enisae |volume=2019 |page=e.T91309778A91309791 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91309778A91309791.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| taxon = Betta enisae

| authority = Kottelat, 1995

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Betta enisae is a species of gourami endemic to the Kapuas River basin of Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of forest streams with slightly acidic waters, and can mostly be found in the shallows amongst the leaf litter. This species grows to a length of {{convert|5.9|cm|in|abbr=on}}. It is commonly used as bait by local fishermen{{FishBase species |genus= Betta|species= enisae| month = February | year = 2014}} and has been found in the aquarium trade.[http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/betta/bluebandmouthbrooder.php More information (Aquatic community)] The specific name of this fish honours Enis Widjanarti who assisted Kottelat in his expedition to the Kapuas Lakes.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/anabantiformes/ | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 21 October 2019 | title= Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE | accessdate = 16 December 2019 | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara}}