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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". |
Species Information | |
Size | 61mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: restricted to the area southwest of Kuching, Malaysia and in the lower Kapuas basin in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia. Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable, 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 | The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13, pp 65, Figs. 16, 46e. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
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 14:13 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:45) |