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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". 
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Size 67mm or 2.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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.
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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 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.
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Last Update 2014 Sep 24 13:01 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:09)