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| Scientific Name | Betta cracens Tan & Ng, 2005 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sungai Berliung Batam Bertram, about 1 kilometer into turnoff to Permata Biru Indah, 10 kilometers from Jambi towards Palembang after main bus terminus, Sumatra. |
| Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 57mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Sumatra, 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 | The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13, pp 120, Fig. 2. |
| 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 13:25 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:39) |