Betta albimarginata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. albimarginata
Binomial name
Betta albimarginata

Betta albimarginata is a species of betta fish, endemic to the island of Borneo where it is only found in the Indonesian province of Kalimantan Timur. It inhabits the shallows (5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in)) of forest streams amongst vegetation and debris along the shores. This species grows to a length of 2.8 cm (1.1 in).[3] It is a mouthbrooding species.[4]

References

  1. Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta albimarginata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91307122A91307128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91307122A91307128.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Kottelat, M.; Ng, P. K. L. (1994), "Diagnoses of five new species of fighting fishes from Banka and Borneo (Teleostei: Belontiidae).", Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 5 (1): 65–78
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Betta albimarginata" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  4. Rüber, Lukas; Britz, Ralf; Tan, Heok Hui; Ng, Peter K. L.; Zardoya, Rafael (April 2004). "Evolution of Mouthbrooding and Life-History Correlates in the Fighting Fish Genus Betta". Evolution. Society for the Study of Evolution. 53 (4): 799–813. doi:10.1554/03-364. JSTOR 3449277. S2CID 198158291.


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