Betta nuluhon

Taxonavigation

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 nuluhon

Name

Betta nuluhon Kamal, Tan & Ng, 2020

Holotype: ZRC 6124
Paratypes: FRC 0161 (3), FRC 0162 (5), ZRC 57026 (3), ZRC 61154 (5)

Type locality: Malaysia: Sabah: Crocker Range Forest Reserve

Etymology: This new species is named for the Kadazandusun vernacular nuluhon, meaning hill. This pertains to its hill stream habitat. Used as a noun in apposition.

References

Primary references

Kamal, N.S.S., Heok H. Tan & Casey K.C. Ng, 2020. Betta nuluhon, a new species of fighting fish from western Sabah, Malaysia (Teleostei: Osphronemidae). Zootaxa 4819(1): 187–194.

Links

Betta nuluhon in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version, accessed on March 21, 2021.
Betta nuluhon in the World Register of Marine Species, accessed on April 06, 2021

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