Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Betta Midas

BETTA MIDAS (Tan, 2009)

Betta Midas is one of the betta fish from B. Anabatoides Complex.

There are currently 73 recognized species in this genus. The currently described Betta species can be grouped into complexes for conservation purposes (This grouping of species makes no claim at representing a phylogenetic reality).

Betta Midas Fish

Maximum Standard Length > 6,6cm.
Water Conditions > Temperature: 22–28°C, pH: 3.5–6.5, Hardness: 18–90ppm.
Classification:
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAnabantiformes
FamilyOsphronemidae
GenusBetta
SpeciesB. midas
Binomial nameBetta midas (Tan, 2009)

Distribution:
Known from the lower Kapuas river basin in West Kalimantan province, Indonesian Borneo near the village of Anjungan, about 60 km away from the town of Pontianak towards Mandor and Tayan.

Reproduction:
Mouthbrooding, also known as oral incubation and buccal incubation, is the care given by some groups of animals to their offspring by holding them in the mouth of the parent for extended periods of time.

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