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Scientific Name Betta picta  (Valenciennes, 1846)
Common Names Spotted Betta
Java Fighting-fish
Type Locality Near Bogor, Java, Indonesia.
Etymology Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". 
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Size 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Indonesia.
IUCN Red List Category Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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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.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18, pp 385
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2013 Aug 28 20:48 (species record created: 2011 Jul 03 04:11)