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Osphronemidae

Schaller’s Mouthbrooder

Betta schalleri

Banka island holds the only known records

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Schaller’s Mouthbrooder is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Leaffishes, Snakeheads, and Gouramis
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Maximum length: 4.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: presently known only from Banka, Indonesia.

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