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Ecology of Betta livida
 
Main Ref. Ng, P.K.L. and M. Kottelat, 1992
Remarks Habitat is highly acidic tea-coloured water of between pH 3.5 to 3.7. Most common in well shaded shallow waters (less than 1 meter deep) or along the vegetated banks of deeper streams with usually slow water flow. Preferred substrate seems to be leaf litter or submerged detritus. Feeds on chironomid larvae, ostracods, mites and mayflies (Ref. 42706).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Betta livida may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

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Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Chung, D.S.L., P.K.L. Ng and D.H. Murphy, 1994
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 3.31 0.45 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. oophagy)
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