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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
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Malaysia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (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
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).