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Betta cracens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. cracens
Binomial name
Betta cracens

Betta cracens is a species of gourami endemic to the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of freshwater swamp forest. This species grows to a length of 5.7 cm (2.2 in).[2] The Latin term cracens means "slender" or "elegant" and is so named because of the fish's slender body.[3]

References

  1. ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2019). "Betta cracens.". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91309381A91309484. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91309381A91309484.en.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta cracens". FishBase. October 2019 version.
  3. ^ Linke, Horste (2012), "Betta cracens TAN & NG, 2005", Labyrinth Fish World, Taiwan: Fish Magazine Taiwan, pp. 69–70, ISBN 978-986-84527-7-0