Betta prima

Short description: Species of fish

Betta prima

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

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

B. prima

Binomial name
Betta prima

Kottelat, 1994

Betta prima[1] is a species of gourami. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in southeastern Thailand, and Laos. It is typically found among plants in marshes and slow-flowing streams. The water that the species occurs in is typically clear, with a pH of 6.6, a conductivity of 180 µS/cm, and a temperature of 25.8 °C (78.4 °F). The species reaches 5 cm (2 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.[2]

## References

1. ↑ "ITIS - Report: Betta prima" (in en-US). https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=638723#null.
2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Betta prima". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/betta-prima.html.

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