| General information |
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Betta splendens Regan, 1910 |
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| Common name | Siamese fighting fish |
| Synonyms |
- |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Vulnerable (VU) |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Osphronemidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Indonesia; Malaysia; Singapore; Thailand; Vietnam; Laos; Cambodia; Brazil; Colombia; Dominican Republic |
| Occurrence |
introduced: Indonesia; introduced: Malaysia; introduced: Singapore; native: Thailand; native: Vietnam; native: Laos; native: Cambodia; introduced: Brazil; introduced: Colombia; introduced: Dominican Republic |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Not reported |
| Source of chromosomes |
Kidney cells |
| Number of specimens with sex |
26 |
| Diploid chromosome number |
42 |
| Karyotype formula |
12SM+14ST+16A |
| Fundamental arm number |
54 |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NORs on the short arm of 2 chromosome pairs by silver staining chromomycin A3 |
| Reference |
Selezniow F, Fopp-Bayat GD, Jankun M, Krejszeff S, Mamcarz A (2008). Note on the karyotype and NOR location of siamese fighting fish Betta splendens (Perciformes,Osphronemidae). Caryologia, 61(4) : 349-353. |
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