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Scientific Name | Betta ocellata de Beaufort, 1933 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Near Bettotan, Sandakan, British North Borneo. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
Species Information | |
Size | 80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: restricted to northeastern Borneo in Sabah and East Kalimantan. |
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 | Bulletin of the Raffles Museum No. 8, pp 35. |
Registered Keepers | There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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 24 12:54 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:04) |