Betta raja
| Betta raja | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. raja
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| Binomial name | |
| Betta raja H. H. Tan & P. K. L. Ng, 2005
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Betta raja is a species of betta endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of swamps in lowland forests. This species grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL. It is used as bait by local fishermen and has also been found in the aquarium trade.[2] Despite its scientific epithet "raja" meaning "Prince" or "king", this species is not identical to the aquarium breed - the King betta. The derivation of the King betta is not fully known and may or may not involve crossbreeding with B. raja.[3]
References
- ^ Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta raja". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91310489A91310496. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310489A91310496.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta raja". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Juniper Russo (2009): "King Betta" Variety Sold at Petco Archived 2014-03-22 at the Wayback Machine