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.

[2] In addition, they differ from the related genus Dario by being larger and displaying more involved parental care.

[3] There are currently 28 recognized species in this genus,[4] but a comprehensive taxonomic review is necessary as some of the described species are inseparable based on available data.

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