Biology:Betta balunga

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Short description: Species of fish

Betta balunga
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. balunga
Binomial name
Betta balunga

Betta balunga is a species of gourami endemic to the island of Borneo, and whose species name derives from the location where it was first described - the Balung River in Sabah, eastern Malaysia.[2] It inhabits forest and blackwater streams, and grows to a length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in).[3]

References

  1. Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta balunga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T91308948A91308973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91308948A91308973.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91308948/91308973. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. Linke, Horste (2012), "Betta balunga HERRE, 1940", Labyrinth Fish World, Taiwan: Fish Magazine Taiwan, pp. 49, ISBN 978-986-84527-7-0 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta balunga" in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q4898355 entry