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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. Log in to view data on a 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. |
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Last Update | 2014 Sep 24 13:01 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:09) |