WILD FIGHTING FISH OF BORNEO

Date : August 18, 2005

Borneo island is the only place on earth where you can find so many beautiful species of wild fighting fish. (Betta  sp.) Below are photos taken at a local fish shop in Kuching, western Borneo.

 

 

 

 

 

Betta channoides  (male) - from southern Kalimantan of Borneo.

 

 

 

Betta channoides  (female)

 

 

 

 

 

Betta macrostoma  - from northern Sarawak, north western Borneo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Betta ocellata  - this species from Kalimantan. Also can be found in Tawau, Sabah of northern Borneo.

 

 

 

 

Betta patoti   - from east Kalimantan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other fish :  Killi fish  ( Aphysemion australe "Orange" ,also known as Orange Lyretail ) from Africa. This is a male.

 

 

Apisto. sp. from South America.

 

 

 

 

 

Dwarf puffer from India.

 

 

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