Toba betta
Appearance
Toba betta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Anabantiformes |
Family: | Osphronemidae |
Genus: | Betta |
Species: | B. rubra
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Binomial name | |
Betta rubra Perugia, 1893
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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
[edit]Unlike Betta splendens which is a bubble nest builder, the Toba betta is a mouthbrooding fish.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Low, B.W. (2019). Betta rubra. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310582A91310586.en
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta rubra". Fishbase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Wiegert, Joshua (August 2015) The Bold and Beautiful Betta rubra. Tropical Fish Magazine