Toba betta

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Toba betta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. rubra
Binomial name
Betta rubra
Perugia, 1893

The Toba betta (Betta rubra) is a species of gourami endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia where it is an inhabitant of peat swamps. The species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL, and it can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

Parental care

Unlike Betta splendens which is a bubble nest builder, the Toba betta is a mouthbrooding fish.[3]

References

  1. ^ Low, B.W. (2019). Betta rubra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310582A91310586.en
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Betta rubra" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. ^ Wiegert, Joshua (August 2015) The Bold and Beautiful Betta rubra. Tropical Fish Magazine