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Betta prima Kottelat, 1994 |
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photo by
van der Voort, S. |
| Family: | Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: southeastern Thailand and Mekong basin in Laos and Cambodia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 21-25. Head length 2.7-2.9 times in SL; male with anal fin extending about to mid-length of caudal fin; 3 dark stripes on brown body of both sexes; anal fin of live adult male with dark margin and blue submarginal band (Ref. 43281). | |||
| Biology: | Found in marshes and slow flowing streams (Ref. 43281). Specimens were collected between overflowed plants; clear and colourless water; water data taken in Oct. 1999, 2:00 pm: pH 6.6, 180 µS/cm and 25.8 °C (Ref. 78499). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||