| Family: |
Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae |
| Max. size: |
4.11 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1-2; Anal soft rays: 21-23; Vertebrae: 28-29. Differs from other members of the Betta pugnax group by the following unique combination of characters: 5-10 regularly spaced black transverse bars on caudal fin of male and female; in life, both male and female with alternating bluish and black transverse bars on dorsal and caudal fins; both male and female with black transverse bars on posterior few anal-fin rays; anal fin with dark distal edge. It shares with B. prima the presence of a second postorbital stripe on opercle; small adult size (3.1-4.1 cm SL); total anal-fin rays 23-24; lateral scales 29-30 (mode 29); postdorsal scales 10-11 (mode 10); pelvic fin length 33.2-51.8% SL; head length 33.6-36.5% SL; interorbital width 29.8-32.1% HL (Ref. 56613). |
| Biology: |
Found in hill streams (Ref. 56613). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 17 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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