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| Scientific Name | Betta midas Tan, 2009 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Small stream draining into Sungau Sepatah, a tributary to Sungai Mandor, 24 kilometers northeast of Pontianak (0°07.5'N, 109°30'E), Kabupaten Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Borneo. |
| Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
| Habitat Information | |
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| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , 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 | Zootaxa No. 2165, pp 64, Figs. 4-8. |
| 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:3.60.609.5374 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 11:46) |