SIAMESEFIGHTINGFISH

Siamese fighting fish

The Siamese fighting fish also known as betta, is a popular species of freshwater aquarium fish. The name of the genus is derived from ikan bettah, taken from a local dialect of Malay. The wild ancestors of this fish are native to the rice paddies of Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam and are called pla-kad in Thai or trey krem in Khmer. They tend to be rather aggressive.

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