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Scientific Name Betta rutilans  Witte & Kottelat, 1991
Common Name
Type Locality Sungei Kepayang, 7 kilometers southeast of Anjungan on road to Pontianak, 0°20'N, 109°08'E, Kalimantan Barat, Borneo.
Etymology Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". 
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Size 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Indonesia.

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IUCN Red List Category Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Male builds a bubble nest under a leaf or piece of floating plastic (margarine tub lid or similar), then entices the female into lay eggs in the nest, and guards the eggs/fry until they are free swimming.
It is best to remove the female after the spawn, as the male may see her as a threat.
Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 2 (no. 3), pp 278, Fig. 2
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Last Update 2017 Dec 05 13:33 (species record created: 2011 Jul 03 04:07)