Betta_tussyae

<i>Betta tussyae</i>

Betta tussyae

Species of fish

Betta tussyae is a species of gourami endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Pahang. It is an inhabitant of peat swamps. This species grows to a length of 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) SL.[2] The specific name honours Tussy Nagy, the wife of the Austrian aquarist Peter Nagy, because in 1979 this couple were the first fish collectors to import this species into Europe.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta tussyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91310981A91310992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310981A91310992.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Betta tussyae" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  3. [3]
    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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