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Scientific Name | Betta bellica Sauvage, 1884 |
Common Names | Slim Betta Slender Betta, Striped Betta |
Type Locality | Neotype locality: North Selangor peat swamp forest, adjacent to Perak Island, 43 kilometers towards Sungai Besae (3°39'12.9''N, 101°18'00.4''E), Selangor, Malaysia. Original locality: Perak I., Malaysia. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
Species Information | |
Size | 100mm or 3.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia. Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Male builds a bubble nest under a leaf or piece of floating plastic (margarine tub lid or similar), then entices the female into lay eggs in the nest, and guards the eggs/fry until they are free swimming. It is best to remove the female after the spawn, as the male may see her as a threat. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 9 (no. 3/4), pp 217, Fig. (p. 217). |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2024 Mar 09 02:23 (species record created: 2011 Jul 03 04:24) |