Betta burdigala
Kottelat & Ng 1994
Betta burdigala male
Photo by Michael Schlüter [2]
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| Housing |
Betta burdigala can be housed in pairs, species
tanks, and community tanks. Pairs can be housed in a 5 gallon tank,
groups should be housed in a 20 gallon tank or larger. Pairs should be
given cover such as caves and plants. In a pair or species situation it
is possible that fry could be discovered in the tanks. |
| Water Conditions |
Betta burdigala comes from blackwater
environments and should have soft acidic water that is well filtered.
They should be kept at mid 70s F. |
| Sexing |
Females have an egg tube. Females ovaries might be
visible via spotlighting. Males may be more intensely colored. |
| Reproduction |
Burdigala is a submerged bubblenester so large leafed
plants or black plastic film canisters are best for giving them a place
to nest. |
| Similar Species |
Similar species would be all coccina complex members.
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| Identification |
Burdigala males have bright green sides when colored up
and a large dorsal fin. Females tend to be a bland red with egg tube.
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Articles on Betta burdigala
Betta cf. burdigala ‘Kubu’ Stefan vd. Voort. 2002.
Betta burdigala Yohan Fernando.
Articles on related species
I’ve Got a New Mouthbrooding Betta – Now What? Michael Hellweg. 2003.
Working with
wild Bettas Gerald Griffin. Flare! 2006
| Original Citation |
Kottelat, M. and Ng, P. K. L. 1994.
[56] |
| References |
Kottelat, M. and A.J. Whitten, 1996. [114]
Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl, 1997. [27]
Hilton-Taylor, C., 2000.[48]
Fernando, Yohan. [42]
vd. Voort, Stefan, 2002. [134]
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| Type Locality |
4 km north of Bikang village on road
from Koba to Toboali, Bangka [Banka], Indonesia. |
| Holotype |
ZRC 35162 |
| Paratype |
CMK 9597 (2), ZRC 35163-64 (2) |
| Countries |
Indonesia |
| Miscellaneous Information |
Max Size:
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2.52 cm SL |
| General Notes: |
A blackspot is not on the body side. Betta
chloropharynx and Betta simorum inhabited the same
area where Betta burdigala was collected. [6] |
| Biotope: |
Occurs in peat swamp along the road and in
secondary forest. Betta burdigala was collected around
southern Toboali of Bangka Island. Its habitat is in the woods
of the lowland peat swamp area. It was usually collected at
about 5 cm. depth. [6] |
| Locality: |
Bangka island [6] |
| Water quality: |
pH 4.5/GH0-1/KH0-1/TDS10/ brown water [6] |
| Water temp: |
27.1 [6] |
| Etymology: |
Burgundy red: in reference to its color. |
| Status: |
This species is on the
IUCN Red List as
Vulnerable (D2). |
Last modification submitted by Gerald Griffin 04.19.08
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Betta burdigala female
Photo by Michael Schlüter [2] |
Betta burdigala
Photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
Betta burdigala
Photo by Peter Wellner [14] |
Betta burdigala 'Kubu' Male
Photo by Eric Naus [1] |
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Betta burdigala 'Kubu' Male
Photo by Eric Naus [1] |
Betta burdigala 'Kubu' Female
Photo by Eric Naus [1] |
Betta burdigala
Photo by Eric Naus [1] |
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