Betta raja

Betta raja
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Osphronemidae
Genus:	Betta
Species:	B. raja
Binomial name
	Betta raja; H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005

Betta raja is a species of betta endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of swamps in lowland forests. This species grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL. It is used as bait by local fishermen and has also been found in the aquarium trade.^[1] Despite its scientific epithet "raja" meaning "Prince" or "king", this species is not identical to the aquarium breed - the King betta. The derivation of the King betta is not fully known and may or may not involve crossbreeding with B. raja.^[2]^{[unreliable source?]}

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta raja". FishBase. February 2014 version.
^ Juniper Russo (2009): "King Betta" Variety Sold at Petco

This Perciformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta raja". FishBase. February 2014 version.

[2] Juniper Russo (2009): "King Betta" Variety Sold at Petco

[1]

[2]