Betta pardalotos
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| Betta pardalotos | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. pardalotos |
| Binomial name | |
| Betta pardalotos Tan, 2009 | |
Betta pardalotos is a species of fish in the family Osphronemidae.[2] It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the Musi River basin on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia.[3] The species reaches 7.2 cm (2.8 in) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather. It feeds on insects and other small invertebrates such as zooplankton.[4]
