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 raja

Name

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Betta raja Tan & Ng, 2005

  • Holotype: MZB 9315
  • Paratypes: BMNH uncat. (5), CMK uncat. (9), ZMA 121.823 (5), ZRC 42499 (12), ZRC 42500 (20), ZRC 42501 (10), ZRC 42502 (14)

Type locality: Indonesia: Jambi: Sungai Ayer Merah, feeder stream to Danau Souak Padang ca. 15 mins. by boat upstream (1°36'45.7"S 103°27'00.0"E)

Etymology: From the Malay vernacular Raja, meaning king or prince, also from the Indonesian vernacular for this species - Chupang Raja. A noun in apposition.

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