Betta Andrei
📖 Overview
Betta Andrei (Betta andrei), first described by Tan, 2023 is a small fish in the family Osphronemidae (order Anabantiformes). Adults typically reach 5.10 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 29; Vertebrae: 33. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: black lower jaw, continuous with large black pitcher-shaped mark on throat, ending with a protrusion on buccal membrane; opercle uniform brown with dark brown mottling along posterior margin, operculum without lower distal margin black; faint black transverse bars on the dorsal and caudal fin interradial membranes; dark distal border on anal fin absent; 35 lateral scales; lateral scale 18 below the dorsal-fin origin, lateral scale 6 above the anal-fin origin; predorsal scales 22; postdorsal scales 11 .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Betta Andrei is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Betta Andrei.
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