Betta stiktos Tan & Ng, 2005
photo by van der Voort, S.

Family:  Osphronemidae (Gouramies), subfamily: Macropodusinae
Max. size:  2.82 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Mekong drainage in Cambodia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 27-29. Diagnosed from other members of the Betta splendens group by the following combination of characters: up to 5 rows of black rounded marks on interradial membranes of dorsal fin; up to 9 rows of transverse black bars on caudal fin; up to 7 vertical rows of dark marks on posterior edge of scale on body; lateral scales 33-34 (mode 33), predorsal scales 24-25 (mode 25); postdorsal length 17.5-20.1% SL; body depth 26.2-27.7% SL; caudal peduncle depth 15.4-17.4% SL; length of dorsal-fin base 15.2-15.6% SL; orbit diameter 27.7-29.7% HL; postorbital length 45.9-50.0% HL; interorbital width 26.4-31.6% HL (Ref. 56613).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 February 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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