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Betta strohi

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Betta strohi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anabantiformes
Family: Osphronemidae
Genus: Betta
Species:
B. strohi
Binomial name
Betta strohi

Betta strohi is a species of gourami endemic to Indonesia. This species grows to a length of 7 centimetres (2.8 in) TL.[1]

Its specific name honours the German priest and missionary H. Stroh who returned to Germany with examples of this species of which he was the discoverer.[2]

This taxon may be a synonym of Betta foerschi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta strohi". FishBase. February 2014 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (21 October 2019). "Order ANABANTIFORMES: Families ANABANTIDAE, HELOSTOMATIDAE, OSPHRONEMIDAE, CHANNIDAE, NANDIDAE, BADIDAE, and PRISTOLEPIDIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Betta strohi". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 December 2019.