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Betta persephone
| Betta persephone | |
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| Male Betta persephone | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anabantiformes |
| Family: | Osphronemidae |
| Genus: | Betta |
| Species: | B. persephone
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| Binomial name | |
| Betta persephone Schaller, 1986
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Betta persephone is a species of labyrinth fish endemic to Malaysia where it is only known from Johor.[2] This betta's specific epithet derives from the Greek goddess Persephone, queen of the Underworld, a reference to the largely blackish colouration of this fish.[3]
- ^ Low, B.W. (2019). "Betta persephone". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T2779A91308319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T2779A91308319.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Betta persephone". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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