Toba betta

The Toba betta (Betta rubra) is a species of gourami endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia where it is an inhabitant of peat swamps. The species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL, and it can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

Toba betta
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anabantiformes
Family:	Osphronemidae
Genus:	Betta
Species:	B. rubra
Binomial name
Betta rubra Perugia, 1893

Parental care

Unlike Betta splendens which is a bubble nest builder, the Toba betta is a mouthbrooding fish.^[3]