Betta balunga
Betta balunga is a species of gourami endemic to the island of Borneo, and whose species name derives from the location where it was first described - the Balung River in Sabah, eastern Malaysia.[3] It inhabits forest and black water streams, and grows to a length of 4.9 cm (1.9 in).[4]
| Betta balunga | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. balunga |
| Binomial name | |
| Betta balunga | |
References
- Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta balunga.". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91308948A91308973. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91308948A91308973.en.
- Herre, A.W.C.T. (1940). "Additions to the fish fauna of Malaysia and notes on rare or little known Malayan and Bornean fishes". The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 16: 27–36.
- Linke, Horste (2012), "Betta balunga HERRE, 1940", Labyrinth Fish World, Taiwan: Fish Magazine Taiwan, p. 49, ISBN 978-986-84527-7-0
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta balunga" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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