Biology:Betta waseri
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Short description: Species of fish
| Betta waseri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. waseri
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| Binomial name | |
| Betta waseri Krummenacher, 1986
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Betta waseri is a species of gourami endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is an inhabitant of well shaded blackwater streams and in peat forests with plentiful organic debris and root growth. This species grows to a length of 9.8 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours the leader of the expedition on which the type of this species, the German aquarist Alfred Waser.[3]
References
- ↑ Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta waseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T91311212A91311261. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91311212A91311261.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91311212/91311261. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta waseri" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 October 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/anabantiformes/. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q4898369 entry
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