Betta lehi
Appearance
Betta lehi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anabantiformes |
Family: | Osphronemidae |
Genus: | Betta |
Species: | B. lehi
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Binomial name | |
Betta lehi Tan & Ng, 2005
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Betta lehi". FishBase.