Chin Betta
📖 Overview
Facultative air-breathing ; Found in shallow (less than 0.5 m depth) peat swamps with substrate consisting mainly of detritus, leaves and peat . An oral brooder .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 24 - 28; Vertebrae: 29 - 31. Can be differentiated from other members of the Betta akarensis group by possessing the following combination of characters: opercle with interrupted second postorbital stripe; eye color yellow when alive; anal-fin rays 26-30 (mode 28); subdorsal scales 5 1/2-7 (mode 6); lateral scales 30-31 9mode 31); predorsal scales 22-24 (mode 23); postdorsal scales 9-11 (mode 10); preanal length 42.6-45.7% SL; head length 31.4-33.3% SL; length of anal-fin base 54.8-58.5% SL .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Chin Betta is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Assumed to be the same as in Betta picta, i.e., the male is carying the aggs in his mouth for about 10 days.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - ? m . Tropical East Malaysia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Chin Betta |
| 🌍CES | bojovnice Chinova |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson combattant de Chin |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Beta-de-Chin |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Chin Betta.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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