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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". |
Species Information | |
Size | 60mm or 2.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Indonesia. |
IUCN Red List Category | Near Threatened, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
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 | Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 18, pp 385 |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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 | 2013 Aug 28 20:48 (species record created: 2011 Jul 03 04:11) |