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 pulchra

Name

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Betta pulchra Tan & Tan, 1996

  • Holotype: ZRC 28860
  • Paratypes: ZRC 17368-17370 (3), ZRC 28861-28899 (39), ZRC 29123-29125 (3), ZRC 39252 (5)

Type locality: Malaysia: Johor, Pontian, Kampung Jasa Sepakat.

Etymology: The name is derived from the Latin pulcher meaning handsome, alluding to the beauty of this fish.

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Primary references

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  • Tan, H.H. & S.H. Tan, 1996. Redescription of the Malayan fighting fish Betta pugnax (Teleostei: Belontiidae), and description of Betta pulchra, new species from peninsular Malaysia. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology v. 44 (no. 2): 419-434. PDF
  • Tan, H.H. & P.K.L. Ng, 2005. The fighting fishes (Teleostei: Osphronemidae: genus Betta) of Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Suppl. 13: 43–99.

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