Betta prima Kottelat, 1994
Betta prima
photo by van der Voort, S.

Family:  Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae
Max. size:  5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: southeastern Thailand and Mekong basin in Laos and Cambodia.
Diagnosis:  Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 21-25. Head length 2.7-2.9 times in SL; male with anal fin extending about to mid-length of caudal fin; 3 dark stripes on brown body of both sexes; anal fin of live adult male with dark margin and blue submarginal band (Ref. 43281).
Biology:  Found in marshes and slow flowing streams (Ref. 43281). Specimens were collected between overflowed plants; clear and colourless water; water data taken in Oct. 1999, 2:00 pm: pH 6.6, 180 µS/cm and 25.8 °C (Ref. 78499).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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