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Scientific Name | Betta pugnax (Cantor, 1849) |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Penang, Malaysia. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
Species Information | |
Size | 67mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, 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 | Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal v. 18 (pt 2), pp 1066 [84], Pl. 2 (figs. 1-3). |
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 | 2014 Sep 24 13:01 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:09) |