Betta ferox

Betta ferox
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species: B. ferox
Binomial name
Betta ferox
I. Schindler & J. Schmidt, 2006

Betta ferox is a species of gourami endemic to Thailand. It is an inhabitant of a small river where it lives amongst the vegetation near the banks. This species grows to a length of 6.3 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Betta ferox" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. Ingo Schindler & Jürgen Schmidt (2006). "Review of the mouthbrooding Betta (Teleostei, Osphronemidae) from Thailand, with descriptions of two new species" (PDF). Zeitschrift für Fischkunde. 8 (1/2): 47–69.


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