| Betta simorum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. simorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Betta simorum H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 1996 | |
Betta simorum is a species of gourami endemic to Indonesia. This species grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL. This species can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2] The species was named simorum and uses the Latin genitive plural "of the Sims", named so in honour of Thomas G. K. Sim and his wife Farrah, of Sindo Aquarium in Jambi, Sumatra.[3]
References
- ↑ Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta simorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91310746A91310751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310746A91310751.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Betta simorum" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ↑ Linke, Horste (2012), "Betta simorum TAN & NG, 1996", Labyrinth Fish World, Taiwan: Fish Magazine Taiwan, p. 189, ISBN 978-986-84527-7-0
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