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Scientific Name | Betta mahachaiensis Kowasupat, Panijpan, Ruenwongsa & Sriwattanarothai, 2012 |
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Type Locality | Behind the Pattarachai food factory (13°34'N, 100°15'E), Tha Sai subdistrict, Muang district, Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
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IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Male builds a bubble nest under a leaf or piece of floating plastic (margarine tub lid or similar), then entices the female into lay eggs in the nest, and guards the eggs/fry until they are free swimming. It is best to remove the female after the spawn, as the male may see her as a threat. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Zootaxa No. 3522, pp 50, Figs. 1-4c. |
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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LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.609.5373 | |
Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:46) |