FB-66624 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66624 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae Torquigener Torquigener marleyi (Fowler, 1929) Turkisplettet kampfisk 2012-10-01 2014-09-11 Kowasupat, C., B. Panijpan, P. Ruenwongsa and N. Sriwattanarothai0 Betta mahachaiensis, a new species of bubble-nesting fighting fish (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Zootaxa 3522:49-60. (Ref. 92085) Petersen, P.0 Danish names and photos and other species information. Pers. Comm. (Ref. 130676) FB-GeneralDescr-66633 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2012-10-23 00:00:00 2012-10-25 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66633 Encountered in nipa palm (Nypa fruticans) swamps, especially in the water-holding phytotelma of the palm bract, which the pair use for bubble-nest building, courtship, and hatching of fry (Ref. 92085). Kowasupat, C., B. Panijpan, P. Ruenwongsa and N. Sriwattanarothai 2012 Betta mahachaiensis, a new species of bubble-nesting fighting fish (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Zootaxa 3522:49-60. (Ref. 92085) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66633 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2012-10-25 00:00:00 2012-10-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66633 Distinguished from other species in the Betta splendens group by the combination of the following characters: opercle with two parallel iridescent green to bluish-green vertical bars; brown-to-black opercular membrane without red streaks or patches; dorsal, caudal, and anal fin rays brown to black contrasting with iridescent green or bluish-green interradial membranes; dorsal fin with at least its proximal two-thirds having transverse black bars; caudal fin without dark transverse bars, small black rounded marks flanking the internal rays on interradial membranes; pelvic fin brown to black with iridescent green/bluish-green front margin and white tip; an iridescent green to bluish-green appearance on the brown-to-black body background; head length 24.9-31.2% SL; postdorsal length 17.1-25.2% SL; length of dorsal fin base 12.2-19.3% SL; pelvic fin length 21.2-49.6%; pectoral fin length 15.4-21.3% SL; and orbit diameter 22.8-29.7% SL (Ref. 92085). Kowasupat, C., B. Panijpan, P. Ruenwongsa and N. Sriwattanarothai 2012 Betta mahachaiensis, a new species of bubble-nesting fighting fish (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Zootaxa 3522:49-60. (Ref. 92085) FB-Morphology-66633 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2012-10-25 00:00:00 2012-10-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66633 Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Analsoft rays: 22 - 26 Kowasupat, C., B. Panijpan, P. Ruenwongsa and N. Sriwattanarothai 2012 Betta mahachaiensis, a new species of bubble-nesting fighting fish (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Zootaxa 3522:49-60. (Ref. 92085) FB-Distribution-66633 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2012-10-23 00:00:00 2012-11-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66633 Asia: Thailand. Kowasupat, C., B. Panijpan, P. Ruenwongsa and N. Sriwattanarothai 2012 Betta mahachaiensis, a new species of bubble-nesting fighting fish (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Zootaxa 3522:49-60. (Ref. 92085) FB-Size-66633 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2012-10-23 00:00:00 2012-10-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66633 4.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 92085)) Kowasupat, C., B. Panijpan, P. Ruenwongsa and N. Sriwattanarothai 2012 Betta mahachaiensis, a new species of bubble-nesting fighting fish (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand. Zootaxa 3522:49-60. (Ref. 92085) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66633 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2012-10-23 00:00:00 2012-10-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66633 benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish; pH range: 6.9 - 7.8