The labyrinth fishes that live in the rivers of tropical Asia and Africa rely on this remarkable adaptation for their survival. Those among them that are kept as ornamental fish include gouramis, paradise fish and Siamese fighting fish (bettas), all of which are members of the family Belontiidae.
生活在熱帶亞洲與非洲河川內的「迷器魚」家族，憑著這一超強的適應力，被繁殖作為觀賞魚的就有攀鱸、蓋斑鬥魚與同屬鬥魚科的暹羅搏魚等等。