Betta chloropharynx

Betta chloropharynx
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species: B. chloropharynx
Binomial name
Betta chloropharynx
Kottelat & P. K. L. Ng, 1994

Betta chloropharynx is a species of gourami endemic to Bangka Island, Indonesia. It inhabits the leaf litter in a pool in a secondary forest. This species grows to a length of 5.9 cm (2.3 in).[2]

References

  1. Kottelat, M. 1996. Betta chloropharynx. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 March 2014.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta chloropharynx" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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