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| Scientific Name | Betta fusca Regan, 1910 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 82mm or 3.2" 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 | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 9 Nov. 1909), pp 780, Pl. 78 (fig. 2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up B. fusca on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. fusca on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. fusca on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.609.5366 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:43) |