| Betta foerschi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. foerschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Betta foerschi Vierke, 1979 | |
Betta foerschi is a species of gourami endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is only known from the southern portion. It inhabits creeks in the rain forest. This species grows to a length of 7 cm (2.8 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade. The specific name of this fish honours the German physician and aquarist Walter Foersch (1932–1993), who collected the type with his wife Edith Korthaus. Edith is honoured in the specific name of another species they discovered, Betta edithae.
References
- Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta foerschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91309890A91309895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91309890A91309895.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta foerschi". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- 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.
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