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| Scientific Name | Betta gladiator Tan & Ng, 2005 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Maliau basin, northeast of basecamp 1966, about 5°14'N, 116°53'E, stream at right trail about 2 kilometers into Jalan Babi towards Maliau falls, Sabah, Borneo. |
| Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 56mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Maliau basin in Sabah, Malaysia. Log in to view data on a map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| 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 75, Figs. 25a-b, 47f. |
| 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. |
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| Last Update | 2014 Sep 18 14:11 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:44) |