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Scientific Name | Betta tussyae Schaller, 1985 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | About 77 kilometers south of Kuantan on road parallel to east coast, 17 kilometers south of Pekan, about 77 kilometers from Pahang, about 1 kilometer from sea, Pahang State, Malaysia. |
Etymology | Betta: Siamese local name of the fish "ikan bettah". |
Species Information | |
Size | 37mm or 1.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: Malaysia (known from the type locality south of Pekan, Pahang). |
IUCN Red List Category | Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
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 | Die Aquarien- und Terrarienzeitschrift (DATZ) v. 38 (no. 8), pp 350, Figs. |
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 | 2019 Oct 26 05:27 (species record created: 2011 Jul 03 04:23) |