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Betta tussyae
Male (top), female (bottom)
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anabantiformes
Family:	Osphronemidae
Genus:	Betta
Species:	B. tussyae
Binomial name
Betta tussyae Schaller, 1985

Betta tussyae is a species of gourami endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Pahang. It is an inhabitant of peat swamps. This species grows to a length of 3.7 centimetres (1.5 in) SL. The specific name honours Tussy Nagy, the wife of the Austrian aquarist Peter Nagy, because in 1979 this couple were the first fish collectors to import this species into Europe.

References

1. Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta tussyae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T91310981A91310992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T91310981A91310992.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta tussyae". FishBase. February 2014 version.
3. 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 16 December 2019.

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