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Toba betta

The Toba betta is a species of gourami endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia where it is an inhabitant of peat swamps. The species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL, and it can also be found in the aquarium trade.

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Toba betta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. rubra
Binomial name
Betta rubra
Perugia, 1893

The Toba betta (Betta rubra) is a species of gourami endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia where it is an inhabitant of peat swamps. The species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL, and it can also be found in the aquarium trade.2

Parental care

Unlike Betta splendens which is a bubble nest builder, the Toba betta is a mouthbrooding fish.3

References

References

  1. Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta rubra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T91310582A91310586. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310582A91310586.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta rubra". FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. Wiegert, Joshua (August 2015) The Bold and Beautiful Betta rubra. Tropical Fish Magazine