''Betta dennisyongi'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

gourami Gouramis, or gouramies , are a group of freshwater anabantiform fishes that comprise the family Osphronemidae. The fish are native to Asia—from the Indian Subcontinent to Southeast Asia and northeasterly towards Korea. The name "gourami", of ...

. It is native to

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...

, where it occurs on the island of Sumatra in

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, ranging from

Meulaboh Meulaboh ( Jawoë: ملابوه; or ''Moulabouh'') is the capital of West Aceh Regency, Indonesia. Geography Meulaboh is about 245 km southeast of Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province. Meulaboh is located in the western part of Sumatr ...

Singkil Singkíl (or Sayaw sa Kasingkil) is a folk dance of the Maranao people of Lake Lanao depicting one of the episodes in the epic poem ''Darangen'', which was popularised by the Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company. Description ''S ...

. It is typically seen in lowland hillstreams and acidic swamps with clear to brown water, including

farmland Agricultural land is typically land ''devoted to'' agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other forms of lifeparticularly the rearing of livestock and production of cropsto produce food for humans. It is generally synonymous with bo ...

environments. It is known to occur alongside the species '' Kryptopterus piperatus'', '' Mystus punctifer'', '' Nemacheilus tuberigum'', ''

Ompok brevirictus ''Ompok'' is a genus of fish in the family Siluridae found in lakes and large rivers throughout South and Southeast Asia. Taxonomy The genus is recognized to be paraphyletic. The species of ''Ompok'' have been grouped into species groups, such ...

'', '' Osteochilus jeruk'', '' Rasbora jacobsoni'', and '' Rasbora kluetensis''. The species reaches 3.5 cm (1.4 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.

References

Fish described in 2013 dennisyongi Fish of Indonesia {{anabantiformes-stub