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    Betta tussyae

    Topic: Biology

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    Short description: Species of fish

    Betta tussyae
    Betta tussyae (male) 2010-04-01.JPG
    Scientific classification edit
    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. 

    Wikidata ☰ Q3639134 entry




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