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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". 
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Size 63mm or 2.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Thailand.

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IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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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.
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Reference Zeitschrift für Fischkunde v. 8 (no. 1/2), pp 53, Fig. 5.
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Last Update 2014 Sep 18 14:11 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:42)