Belontia
| Belontia | |
|---|---|
| Malay combtail (B. hasselti) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Subfamily: | Belontiinae Liem, 1963 |
| Genus: | Belontia G. S. Myers, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Polyacanthus hasselti G. Cuvier, 1831 | |
Belontia, sometimes referred to as combtail gouramis, is a genus of gouramis, the only genus within the subfamily Belontiinae, native to freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. These are medium sized to large gouramis that are seldom kept in aquariums due to their aggression and relative lack of the color common to other gouramis.