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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anabantiformes
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Osphronemidae
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Etymology:
Betta:
Malay/Javanese origin. Bleeker (1850, 1858) indicates Ikan Wadder Bettah as the local name of
Betta trifasciata
Bleeker, 1849 (now
Betta picta
, Valenciennes, 1846) in the Ambarawa Javanese dialect. Ikan Wader is a common Javanese name for smaller freshwater fishes, especially cyprinids (already used in Old Javanese). See Blust, R. & Trussel, S. Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Web Edition (https://www.trussel2.com/acd/).
;
pulchra:
The Latin
pulcher
means handsome, alluding to the beauty of this fish.
.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 3.9 - 4.2. Tropical
Asia: restricted to Pontian, Johor, West Malaysia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: L
m
 
?
  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref.
56613
)
Short description
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Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 1 - 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8-9;
Anal
spines
: 1-2;
Anal
soft rays
: 22 - 26;
Vertebrae
: 29. In comparison with other members of the
B. pugnax
species group, this can be differentiated by the following combination of characters: presence of chin-bar; absence of dark marks below postorbital stripe on opercle; presence of dorsal transverse bars; caudal transverse bars present only in male; greenish iridescent scales on opercle and body; anal fin with red subdistal border and black edge; caudal fin without distal dark edge; anal-fin rays 24-28 (mode 26); lateral scales 28-30 (mode 29); postdorsal scales 10-11 (mode 10); pelvic fin length 29.1-53.2% SL; head length 32.7-37.6% SL; inter-orbital width 34.3-41.8% HL (Ref.
56613
).
Facultative air-breathing (Ref.
126274
); Inhabits peat swamp forests (Ref.
84801
). Occurs in blackwater habitats and commonly found only in the overgrown bank vegetation of the irrigation canals. Paternal Mouth brooder (Ref.
13220
).
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Exhibits paternal mouthbrooding habit.
Tan, H.H. and S.H. Tan
, 1996. Redescription of the Malaysian fighting fish
Betta pugnax
(Teleostei: Belontiidae), and description of
Betta pulchra
, new species from Peninsular Malaysia. Raffles Bull. Zool. 44(2):419-434. (Ref.
13220
)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref.
130435
)
Data deficient (DD)
; Date assessed:
17 January 2019
CITES
Not Evaluated
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804
): PD
50
= 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00376 - 0.02663), b=2.97 (2.75 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245
).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278
): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179
): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153
): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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