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Osphronemidae (Gouramies) > Macropodusinae
Etymology: Betta: Malay/Javanese origin. Bleeker (1850, 1858) indicates Ikan Wadder Bettah as the local name of Betta trifasciata Bleeker, 1849 (now Betta picta, Valenciennes, 1846) in the Ambarawa Javanese dialect. Ikan Wader is a common Javanese name for smaller freshwater fishes, especially cyprinids (already used in Old Javanese). See Blust, R. & Trussel, S. Austronesian Comparative Dictionary. Web Edition (https://www.trussel2.com/acd/); nuluhon: Named for the Kadazandusun vernacular 'nuluhon', meaning hill, in reference to its hill stream habitat; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
বাস্তুসংস্থান
; স্বাদু পানি সমুদতলে ভাসমান বেনথোপেলাজিক. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Malaysia.
আকৃতি / ওজন / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL পুরুষ/ লিঙ্গ অনিধর্ারিত ; (Ref. 123126)
This fighting fish species is collected from a shallow, clear-water hill stream habitat, bordered by overhanging vegetation, situated at the edge of a dense forest canopy. The substrate was composed mainly of pebbles, sand and silt (Ref. 123126). Maximum size based on holotype specimen (Ref. 123126).
Life cycle and mating behavior
পরিপক্কতা | প্রজনন | ডিম ছাড়া | ডিমসমূহ | ডিম্বধারন ক্ষমতা | শুককীট
Kamal, N.S.S., H.H. Tan and C.K.C. Ng, 2020. Betta nuluhon, a new species of fighting fish from western Sabah, Malaysia (Teleostei: Osphronemidae). Zootaxa 4819(1):187-194. (Ref. 123126)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
মৎস্য: আকর্ষণবিহীণ
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