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Scientific Name Betta lehi  Tan & Ng, 2005
Common Name
Type Locality Sungai Stuum Munda, 1°28'51.3''N, 105°58'18.1''E, about 58 kilometers to Sematan on road from Bau to Lundu, 21.1 kilometer before Lundu ferry over Batang Kayan, Sawawak, Borneo.
Etymology Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". 
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Size 61mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: restricted to the area southwest of Kuching, Malaysia and in the lower Kapuas basin in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.

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IUCN Red List Category Vulnerable, 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 The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13, pp 65, Figs. 16, 46e.
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Last Update 2014 Sep 18 14:13 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:45)