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Taxon ID: 7,243 Total records: 39,143

Betta spilotogena

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (COL)
Phylum Chordata (COL)
Class Actinopterygii (COL)
Order Perciformes (COL)
Family Osphronemidae (COL)

Taxonomy

Genus Betta Reference
SubGenus Vernacular Name
Species spilotogena IUCN Threat Status-Year Critically Endangered, 1996
SubSpecies Nat'l Threat Status-Year Not Evaluated, 2000
Infraspecies Reason for Change
Infraspecies Rank CITES
Taxonomic Group Fish Native Status Endemic
Scientific Name Author Ng & Kottelat, 1994 Country Distribution Indonesia
Citation Description Asia: known only from Pulau Bintan and Pulau Singkep, Indonesia. Distribution Described from a ‘small stream’ in the north of Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago, Indonesia and subsequently recorded from Singkep Island in the Lingga Islands Archipelago. Both archipelagos are part of the larger Riau Islands province. Habitat Inhabits freshwater swamps and associated streams, typically shaded from the sun by dense riparian vegetation. The water is normally clear or lightly stained with tannins, and the fish found in water less than a metre deep alongside related species including Betta edithae, B. miniopinna, and B. fusca. PH has been measured to range between 4.9-5.5.
Source http://www.fishbase.org

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Species Record Updated By: Carlos Aurelio Callangan