/perciformes/osphronemidae/betta/prima/1.jpg "Betta prima")
Female/perciformes/osphronemidae/betta/prima/2.jpg "Betta prima")
Male
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Betta prima Kottelat, 1994 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Creek at about kilometer 1 on road to Nam Tok Phliu, after leaving Chantaburi-Trat highway, 12°32'N, 102°11'E, Chantaburi, Thailand. |
| Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 50mm or 2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: southeastern Thailand and Mekong basin in Laos and Cambodia. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2012. |
| 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 | Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 5 (no. 4), pp 298, Figs. 1-2. |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.609.5383 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:09) |