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Scientific Name | Betta chloropharynx Kottelat & Ng, 1994 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Kilometer-mark 99.4 south of Pangkalpinang on road to Toboali, 41.4 kilometers south of Koba, Bangka, Indonesia. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
Species Information | |
Size | 59mm or 2.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Banka, Indonesia. |
IUCN Red List Category | Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Betta species are either bubblenest builders or paternal mouthbrooders. This species, like the majority of its congeners, is a paternal mouthbrooder. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 5 (no. 1), pp 72, Figs. 6-8. |
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 | 2014 Sep 14 13:24 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:39) |