Biology:Betta lehi

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Short description: Species of fish

Betta lehi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. lehi
Binomial name
Betta lehi
Tan & Ng, 2005

Betta lehi[1] is a species of gourami. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the area southwest of Kuching in Sarawak in Malaysia, as well as the lower Kapuas River basin in West Kalimantan in Indonesia. It is typically found among vegetation in quiet streams in peat swamp forests and other acidic wetland environments. The species reaches 6.1 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

References

  1. Tan, Heok & Ng, P.K.L.. (2005). The fighting fishes (Teleostei: Osphronemidae: Genus Betta) of Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 13. 43-99.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Betta lehi". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/62601. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6431799 entry