Biology:Betta akarensis
| Akar betta | |
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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. akarensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Betta akarensis | |
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Betta akarensis, the Akar betta, is a species of gourami endemic to south-east Sarawak, and whose species name akar was so named after where it was originally found in the river Sungai Akar. This species is a mouthbrooder,[2] and grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. According to Linke, they "live predominantly in mineral-poor, slightly acid water enriched with humic substances".[3]
Morphology and Description
Betta akarensis is a fish that measures 14 cm (5.5 in). Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7–8; Anal spines: 1–2; Anal soft rays: 26–28; Vertebrae: 31–32.[4]
Distribution
Betta akarensis is found in Borneo.
Biology
They live in swampy forests, peat bogs, and acidic water. They are usually found in a more stagnant section of the streams among the leaf litter and submerged vegetation that dominates the bank. They are mouthbrooders.
References
- ↑ Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta akarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T91307091A91307101. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91307091A91307101.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91307091/91307101. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Vierke, Jörg (1988), "Bettas, Goramis and other Anabantoids", Labyrinth Fishes of the World (Nepture, New Jersey: T. F. H. Publications Inc.): pp. 119
- ↑ Linke, Horste (2012), "Betta akarensis REGAN, 1910", Labyrinth Fish World, Taiwan: Fish Magazine Taiwan, p. 35, ISBN 978-986-84527-7-0
- ↑ "Akar Betta". https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91307091/91307101.
Wikidata ☰ Q5840425 entry
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