Betta simplex ';
General information
 
Betta simplex (Kottelat, 1994)
 
 
Common nameKrabi mouth brooder betta
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Endangered (EN)
Habitat
Freshwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Anabantomorpharia; Anabantiformes; Osphronemidae.
Geographical distribution
Thailand
Occurrence Native: Thailand
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Khlong Thom District, Krabi Province, Thailand.
Source of chromosomes
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Number of specimens with sex
5
Diploid chromosome number
46
Karyotype formula
2m+2sm+4a+38t
Fundamental arm number
54
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
-
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
One pair of Ag-NOR observed at telomeric position of short arm of acrocentric chromosome pair 4.
Reference(s)
Sarasan T, Supiwong W, Sriwattanarothai N, Panijpan B, Srisamoot N, Tanomtong A. (2021). Karyotype of four Mouth-Brooding Betta fishes (Betta Bleeker, 1850) in Thailand. Science Technology and Engineering Journal (STEJ), 7(1): 22-31.