Betta tomi
| Betta tomi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. tomi |
| Binomial name | |
| Betta tomi P. K. L. Ng & Kottelat, 1994 | |
Betta tomi is a species of gourami native to the Malaysian Peninsula where it is currently only found in Johor. It previously also occurred in Singapore but has since been extirpated there. It is an inhabitant of shallow streams that are shaded and have plenty of leaf litter and other debris. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) SL.[2]
References
- ↑ Kottelat, M. 1996. Betta tomi. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 23 March 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta tomi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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