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Betta bellica in Dominican Republic
Slim betta

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Betta bellica   Sauvage, 1884
Family:	Osphronemidae (Gouramies) , subfamily: Macropodusinae			picture (Bebel_u4.jpg) by JJPhoto
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Slim betta
Max. size:	10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1672)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.5; dH range: 15
Climate:	tropical; 24 - 30°C
Global Importance:	aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 0-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1-2; Anal soft rays: 29-31; Vertebrae: 32-33. Anal fin ray mode 31; dorsal fin ray mode 12; lateral line scale mode 33; postdorsal scale mode 8; pelvic fin length 23.6-38.8% SL; reaching end of 8th anal ray; pelvic fin flange ending halfway pelvic filament; non-overlap of adpressed pelvic fin branched rays with anal fin origin; and less sloping lateral head profile (Ref. 56386).
Biology:	Usually occurs in peat swamps. Also found in swamp forest habitats (Ref. 56613). A bubble nest builder (Ref. 56613)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo. 1993. (Ref. 7050)
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Dominican Republic country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	introduced		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Abundance:	abundant (always seen in some numbers)		Ref:  Lever, C., 1996
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	During hurricane 'David', B. bellica escaped, presumably from a tropical fish farm or a private aquarist, into the polluted waters of the Rio Ozama where they are now abundant.
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/dr.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	ww.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lever, C., 1996
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	Modified:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Entered:  Casal, Christine Marie V.

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