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'''''Betta omega'''''<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Betta omega'' Hui & Ahmad 2018, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank |url=http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87C9FF92FFA1FE9FFBFCFB20F241 |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=treatment.plazi.org |language=en}}</ref> is a [[species]] of [[gourami]]. It is native to [[Asia]], where it occurs in the state of [[Johor]] in [[Malaysia]]. The species reaches 14.77 cm (5.8 inches) in [[Fish measurement|total length]]. It was described in 2018 by [[Heok Hui Tan]] (of the [[National University of Singapore]]) and Amirrudin B. Ahmad (of the [[Universiti Malaysia Terengganu]]) based on its distinctive patterning. It is believed to be either already [[Extinction|extinct]] or very near extinction, although it has not yet been evaluated by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Tan|first1=Heok Hui|last2=Ahmad|first2=Amirrudin B.| year=2018|title = ''Betta omega'', a new species of black water fighting fish from Malaysia| journal=Raffles Bulletin of Zoology|volume=66|pages=402–407|url=https://digitalgems.nus.edu.sg/shared/colls/blsea/files/66rbz402-407-.pdf}}</ref> [[FishBase]] does not yet list this species.
'''''Betta omega'''''<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Betta omega'' Hui & Ahmad 2018, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank |url=http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC87C9FF92FFA1FE9FFBFCFB20F241 |access-date=2023-02-21 |website=treatment.plazi.org |language=en}}</ref> is a [[species]] of [[Anabantoidei|Anabantoid]]. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the state of [[Johor]] in Malaysia. The species reaches 14.77&nbsp;cm (5.8 inches) in [[Fish measurement|total length]]. It was described in 2018 by [[Heok Hui Tan]] (of the [[National University of Singapore]]) and Amirrudin B. Ahmad (of the [[Universiti Malaysia Terengganu]]) based on its distinctive patterning. It is assessed as [[Critically Endangered|critically endangered]] by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Tan|first1=Heok Hui|last2=Ahmad|first2=Amirrudin B.| year=2018|title = ''Betta omega'', a new species of black water fighting fish from Malaysia| journal=Raffles Bulletin of Zoology|volume=66|pages=402–407|url=https://digitalgems.nus.edu.sg/shared/colls/blsea/files/66rbz402-407-.pdf}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 23:39, 18 January 2024

Betta omega
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. omega
Binomial name
Betta omega
Tan & Ahmad, 2018

Betta omega[2] is a species of Anabantoid. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the state of Johor in Malaysia. The species reaches 14.77 cm (5.8 inches) in total length. It was described in 2018 by Heok Hui Tan (of the National University of Singapore) and Amirrudin B. Ahmad (of the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu) based on its distinctive patterning. It is assessed as critically endangered by the IUCN.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ahmad, A.B.; Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta omega". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T143587355A143587382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T143587355A143587382.en. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Betta omega Hui & Ahmad 2018, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank". treatment.plazi.org. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
  3. ^ Tan, Heok Hui; Ahmad, Amirrudin B. (2018). "Betta omega, a new species of black water fighting fish from Malaysia" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 66: 402–407.