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Scientific Name Betta taeniata  Regan, 1910
Common Name
Type Locality Senah River, Sarawak state, Borneo, East Malaysia.
Etymology Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". 
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Size 55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Borneo.
IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient, 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 Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1909 (pt 4) (art. 2) (for 9 Nov. 1909), pp 781, Pl. 78 (fig. 1).
Registered Keepers There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update 2019 Oct 27 02:51 (species record created: 2013 Sep 06 12:26)