BETTA HALFMOON DRAGON SCALE saltwater group_Damsel or South American leaffish

or South American leaffish

The Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)

[3] Males are often a lighter bronze color than females

What you see is what you get

mainly close to rocky shores but also pelagically off shore

BETTA HALFMOON DRAGON SCALE saltwater group_Damsel or South American leaffishBettas originate from Thailand. Wild habitats include? still bodies of water like rice paddies, swamps, roadside ditches, ponds and slow moving streams. Bettas? possess a breathing organ known as the labyrinth, which permits the fish to breathe atmospheric air that they "gulp" from the surface of their habitat. This specialized organ allows them to inhabit oxygen poor environments unsuitable for most fish. Bettas naturally inhabit still water