| Betta chini | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. chini |
| Binomial name | |
| Betta chini P. K. L. Ng, 1993 | |
Betta chini is a species of gourami endemic to the island Borneo where it is only known from the Malaysian state of Sabah. It inhabits very shallow waters (less than 0.5 metres (1.6 ft)) of peat swamps. Males of this species can reach a length of 5.1 centimetres (2.0 in) SL while females can reach a length of 5.6 centimetres (2.2 in).[2] The specific name of this fish honours the Malaysian ichthyologist Chin Phui-Kong (1923-ca. 2016).[3]
References
- ^ Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta chini.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T2781A91307844. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T2781A91307844.en.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta chini" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (21 October 2019). "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 15 December 2019.