Betta tussyae

Short description: Species of fish

Betta tussyae

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Actinopterygii
Order:  | Anabantiformes
Family:  | Osphronemidae
Genus:  | Betta
Species:  |

B. tussyae

Binomial name
Betta tussyae

Schaller, 1985

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

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta tussyae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
3. ↑ "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.

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