Biology:Betta ibanorum

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Short description: Species of fish

Iban Fightingfish
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. ibanorum
Binomial name
Betta ibanorum
Synonyms
  • Betta climacura Vierke, 1988

Betta ibanorum (commonly known as the Iban fightingfish) is a species of gourami endemic to southern Sarawak in Malaysia. The species name ibanorum was named after the Iban people, the largest group of people in the Sarawak (it means "of the Iban").[2] This species is a mouthbrooder,[3] and grows to a length of 8.1 centimetres (3.2 in) SL.[4]

References

  1. Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta ibanorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T91309946A91309964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91309946A91309964.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91309946/91309964. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Linke, Horste (2012), "Betta ibanorum TAN & NG, 2004", Labyrinth Fish World, Taiwan: Fish Magazine Taiwan, pp. 98–100, ISBN 978-986-84527-7-0 
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  4. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Betta ibanorum" in FishBase. August 2019 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q6431834 entry