Biology:Betta midas
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Short description: Species of gourami
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. midas
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| Binomial name | |
| Betta midas Tan, 2009
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Betta midas[2] is a species of gourami in the genus Betta. It is native to Asia, specifically the island of Borneo, where it occurs in the Kapuas River basin in West Kalimantan in Indonesia, as well as western Sarawak in Malaysia. It is typically found in acidic blackwater rivers in remnant and intact peat swamp forests. The species reaches 6.6 cm (2.6 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.[3]
References
- ↑ "Betta midas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91310127/91310131.
- ↑ "Betta midas Tan, 2009, new species - Plazi TreatmentBank" (in en). http://treatment.plazi.org/id/5C0887D37F4BE25A61C1FADF590AF821.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds (2023). "Betta midas". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Betta-midas.
Wikidata ☰ Q6431973 entry
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