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Scientific Name | Betta raja Tan & Ng, 2005 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Sungai Ayer Merah, feeder stream to Danau Souak Padang, about 15 minutes by boat upstream, 1°36'45.7''S, 103°27'00.0''E, Sumatra. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
Species Information | |
Size | 64mm or 2.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Sumatra, Indonesia. 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 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 | The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Suppl. no. 13, pp 123, Fig. 4. |
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 | 2014 Sep 24 13:02 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:10) |