Betta falx

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Anabantaria
Ordo: Anabantiformes
Subordo: Anabantoidei

Familia: Osphronemidae
Subfamilia: Macropodusinae
Genus: Betta
Species: Betta falx

Name

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Betta falx Tan & Kottelat, 1998

  • Holotype: MZB 9308
  • Paratypes: CMK 11119 (44), MHNG 2593.95 (5), MZB 9307 (4), RMNH 33087 (5), ZMA 121.673 (6), ZRC 38254 (3), ZRC 38571 (44), ZRC 40974 (20), ZRC 42496 (10)

Type locality: Sumatra, Jambi Prov.: Sungai Alai, km 19.5 on Muara Bungo – Muara Tebo road (bridge at Sungai Alai: 1°28’42.6”S 102°18’31.7”E).

Etymology: From the Latin falx, meaning scythe, alluding to the continuous curved shape of the broad anal and caudal distal margins of a male in display. A noun in apposition.

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