Betta foerschi

Betta foerschi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species: B. foerschi
Binomial name
Betta foerschi
Vierke, 1979

Betta foerschi is a species of gourami endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is only known from the southern portion. It inhabits creeks in the rain forest. This species grows to a length of 7 cm (2.8 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta foerschi" in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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