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Scientific Name | Betta persephone Schaller, 1986 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Asian highway No. 2, 1°56'20.00''N, 103°09'40.00''E, at road bridge about 3 kilometers north of Ayer Hitam, Malaysia. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
Species Information | |
Size | 26mm or 1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Malaysia (known from the type locality Ayer Hitam in Johor). Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
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. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 39 (no. 7), pp 298, Figs. (p. 297, 299). |
Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, 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 | 2019 Oct 26 05:27 (species record created: 2011 Jul 03 04:06) |