Betta Tussyae
From Handwiki Short description: Species of fish
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Conservation status
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 Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. tussyae
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| Binomial name | |
| Betta tussyae Schaller, 1985
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Betta tussyae is a species of gourami endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Pahang. It is an inhabitant of peat swamps. This species grows to a length of 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Tussy Nagy, the wife of the Austrian aquarist Peter Nagy, in 1979 this couple were the first fish collectors to import this species into Europe.[3]
References
- ↑ Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta tussyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T91310981A91310992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310981A91310992.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91310981/91310992. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta tussyae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 21 October 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/anabantiformes/. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q3639134 entry
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