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| Scientific Name | Betta ferox Schindler & Schmidt, 2006 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | About 30 kilometers southwest of Rattsphun, Bori Pat, at national street 406, 150 meters before junction into Bori Pat waterfall park, 7°00'05''N, 100°08'55''E, Hat Yai, Thailand. |
| Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 63mm or 2.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Thailand. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , 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 | Zeitschrift für Fischkunde v. 8 (no. 1/2), pp 53, Fig. 5. |
| 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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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.609.5364 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:42) |