Badis (fish)
Badis is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Badidae found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. These species have a sharp spine on the opercle, soft and spinous parts of the dorsal fin contiguous, three spines in the anal fin, tubed pores in the lateral line, villiform teeth and a rounded caudal fin. In addition, they differ from the related genus Dario by being larger and displaying more involved parental care.
Species
There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus, but a comprehensive taxonomic review is necessary as some of the described species are inseparable based on available data.Badis andrewraoi Valdesalici & van der Voort, 2015Badis assamensis C. G. E. Ahl, 1937Badis autumnum Valdesalici & van der Voort, 2015Badis badis Badis blosyrus S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis britzi Dahanukar, Kumkar, U. Katwate & Raghavan, 2015Badis chittagongis S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis corycaeus S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis dibruensis Geetakumari & Vishwanath, 2010Badis ferrarisi S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis juergenschmidti I. Schindler & Linke, 2010Badis kaladanensis Ramliana L, Lalronunga S, Singh M Badis kanabos S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis khwae S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis kyanos Valdesalici & van der Voort, 2015Badis kyar S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis laspiophilus Valdesalici & van der Voort, 2015Badis limaakumi J. Praveenraj, 2023Badis pallidus S. O. Kullander, Nóren, Rahman & Mollah, 2019Badis pancharatnaensis Basumatary, Choudhury, Baishya, Sarma & Vishwanath, 2016Badis pyema S. O. Kullander & Britz, 2002Badis rhabdotus S. O. Kullander, Nóren, Rahman & Mollah, 2019Badis ruber Schreitmüller, 1923Badis siamensis Klausewitz, 1957Badis singenensis Geetakumari & Kadu, 2011Badis soraya Valdesalici & van der Voort, 2015Badis triocellus Khynriam & Sen, 2013Badis tuivaiei Vishwanath & Shanta, 2004