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Betta nuluhon, a new species of fighting fish from western Sabah, Malaysia (Teleostei: Osphronemidae)

  • 1. Forest Research Centre, Sabah Forestry Department, P.O. Box 1407, 90715 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. NurSyafiqah.Shkamal@sabah.gov.my; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1236-3848
  • 2. National University of Singapore, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, 2 Conservatory Drive, Singapore 117377. heokhui@nus.edu.sg; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2227-8866
  • 3. Forever Sabah, H30, Gaya Park, Lorong Muntahan 1C, Jalan Penampang, 88300 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. casey@foreversabah.org; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1758-3268

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Kamal, N. S. S., Tan, H. H., Ng, Casey K. C. (2020): Betta nuluhon, a new species of fighting fish from western Sabah, Malaysia (Teleostei: Osphronemidae). Zootaxa 4819 (1): 187-194, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4819.1.11

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