Betta omega

Taxonavigation

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 omega

Name

Betta omega Tan & Ahmad, 2018

• Holotype: ZRC 59663
• Paratypes: ZRC 59664 (1), ZRC 59665 (3)

Type locality: Peninsular Malaysia: Johor: Pekan Nanas area, Sungai Burong near Jeram Batu.

Etymology: From the Greek Omega/Ω (upper case), the last letter of the Greek alphabet; in allusion to the unique throat pattern and in reference to the last members of this species in the quickly disappearing black water habitat type in Malaysia and Southeast Asia. Used as a noun in apposition.

References

Primary references

• Tan, H.H. and A.B. Ahmad, 2018. Betta omega, a new species of black water fighting fish (Teleostei: Osphronemidae) from Malaysia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 66: 402-407. PDF

Links

• Betta omega in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2024. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
• Betta omega in the World Register of Marine Species
• IUCN: Betta omega  (Critically Endangered)