Betta omega

Betta omega^[2] is a species of Anabantoid. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the state of Johor in Malaysia. The species reaches 14.77 cm (5.8 inches) in total length. It was described in 2018 by Heok Hui Tan (of the National University of Singapore) and Amirrudin B. Ahmad (of the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu) based on its distinctive patterning. It is assessed as critically endangered by the IUCN.^[3]

Betta omega
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anabantiformes
Family:	Osphronemidae
Genus:	Betta
Species:	B. omega
Binomial name
Betta omega Tan & Ahmad, 2018