Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Betta simorum Tan & Ng, 1996 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Swamp in Rantau Panjang, Jambi Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. |
| 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: Indonesia. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| 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. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 44 (no. 1), pp 151, Figs. 3c, 4c. |
| 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. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up B. simorum on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. simorum on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. simorum on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.60.609.5390 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:48 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:19) |