Betta lehi Tan & Ng 2005

Chin bar absent. Dorsal fin transverse bars present. No Caudal fin transverse bars. Green iridescent scales on opercle and body. Anal fin with iridescent light blue distal border. Two black marks below postorbital stripe on opercle of female and juvenile. Anal-fin rays 25-29 (mode 28). Lateral scales 28-30 (mode 29). Postdorsal scales 10-11 (mode 11). Pelvic fin length 34.8-50.6% SL. Head length 33.4-36.8% SL. Interorbital width 31.7-37.4% HL (Ref. 56613).

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 10; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 23 - 27; Vertebrae: 28 - 30

Found in peat swamp forests and acid water swamp forests. Occurs in quiets parts of streams among overgrown submerged bank vegetation (Ref. 56613).

Betta lehi is a species of gourami. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in the area southwest of Kuching in Sarawak in Malaysia, as well as the lower Kapuas River basin in West Kalimantan in Indonesia. It is typically found among vegetation in quiet streams in peat swamp forests and other acidic wetland environments. The species reaches 6.1 cm (2.4 inches) in standard length and is known to be a facultative air-breather.