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Scientific Name | Betta rutilans Witte & Kottelat, 1991 |
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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. Login to view the map. |
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 |
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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LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.609.3721 | |
Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:47 (species record created: 2011 Jul 03 04:07) |