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Combtail

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Belontiidae
Genus:	Belontia
Species:	B. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future Conservation Dependent ( LR/cd) was an IUCN category assigned to species or lower taxa which were dependent on conservation efforts to prevent the taxon becoming The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates The Actinopterygii (the plural form of Actinopterygius) comprise the class of the ray-finned fishes. The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all bony Fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. The gouramis or gouramies are a family, Osphronemidae, of freshwater Perciform Fishes The fish are native to Belontia is a Genus of Gourami. It is the only genus within the subfamily Belontiinae. signata

Binomial name

Belontia signata
(Günther, 1861)

The combtail (Belontia signata) is a species of fish in the Belontiidae family. Albrecht Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther FRS (also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Gunther) October 3, 1830 – February 1 Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two The gouramis or gouramies are a family, Osphronemidae, of freshwater Perciform Fishes The fish are native to It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Endemism is the Ecological state of being unique to a place Endemic species are not naturally found elsewhere Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island While the Combtail (or Combtail Gourami) is sometimes found in fish shops, it does not make a good pet unless kept by itself. In a community tank it will bully other fish, and may injure or kill them. The Combtail, as well as the usual gills, has a Labyrinth, or rudimentary lung-like organ which enables it to survive in poorly oxygenated water, or even out of water, for considerable periods of time. Combtails can often be observed taking gaseous air from the surface of their tank to replenish their labyrinth. They will eat almost any food presented to them including maggots, bloodworms, flake, pellet and vegetable foods.

Source

Pethiyagoda, R. 1996. Belontia signata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 04 August 2007. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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