Betta Tomi
The origins of the Betta Tomi appear to have been from the waters of Singapore, but it is now extinct in that region. Today these fishes are found in the waters of Malaysia, from eastern Johor. They grow to a length of about 7 centimeters in the shallow waters of streams. These waters of their natural habitat are soft mud substrate and are covered with leaves and other plant debris. They are a mouthbrooder but do not bear the dame iridescent gills as others distinguished by this trait of the same species. Males have random iridescent gold scales on their flanks. Their bodies are brown and one stripe runs the length of it. Another distinguishing characteristic is the lower lip is black. The throat has two oval spots. The males have a dark green area on the anal fin. Singapore University professor Tom Lam Toong Jin is who this species is named after. It is commonly called the Tomi Mouthbrooder.
