Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Anabantoidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Osphronemidae
Subfamilia: Macropodusinae
Genus: Betta
Species: Betta midas
Name
Betta midas Tan, 2009
- Holotype: MZB 3846
- Paratypes: CMK 20838 (2), CMK 16320 (7), MZB 9334 (2), ZRC 43711 (8), ZRC 46190 (12), ZRC 46191 (4), ZRC 51527 (1)
Type locality: West Kalimantan, Kabupaten Pontianak: small stream draining into Sungai Sepatah, a tributary to Sungai Mandor, 24 km NE of Pontianak (0°07.5’N 109°30’E)
Etymology: An allusion to the Greek Midas, a mythical king whose touch turned everything to gold, arising from the iridescent gold opercle and body scales. Applied as a noun in apposition.
References
Primary references
- Tan, H.H. 2009.Redescription of Betta anabatoides Bleeker, and a new species of Betta from West Kalimantan, Borneo (Teleostei: Osphronemidae). Zootaxa 2165: 59–68. Abstract & excerpt DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189074 ResearchGate Reference page.
Additional references
- Kottelat, M. 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement No. 27: 1–663. PDF. Reference page.
Links
- Betta midas in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on July 30, 2021.
- Betta midas in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2022, accessed on July 30, 2021. - Betta midas – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
- IUCN: Betta midas (Vulnerable)