Betta_enisae

<i>Betta enisae</i>

Betta enisae

Species of fish

Betta enisae is a species of gourami endemic to the Kapuas River basin of Indonesia. It is an inhabitant of forest streams with slightly acidic waters, and can mostly be found in the shallows amongst the leaf litter. This species grows to a length of 5.9 cm (2.3 in). It is commonly used as bait by local fishermen[2] and has been found in the aquarium trade.[3] The specific name of this fish honours Enis Widjanarti who assisted Kottelat in his expedition to the Kapuas Lakes.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta enisae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91309778A91309791. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91309778A91309791.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Betta enisae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. [3]
    More information (Aquatic community)
  4. [4]
    Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (21 October 2019). "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 December 2019.


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