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Scientific Name Betta foerschi  Vierke, 1979
Common Name
Type Locality Mentaya River system, 250 kilometers northwest of Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia.
Etymology Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". 
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Size 70mm or 2.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Indonesia: southern Borneo.
IUCN Red List Category Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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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 Aquarium Aqua Terra v. 13 (no. 123), pp 386, Figured.
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Last Update 2014 Sep 18 14:11 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:43)