Telmatherina celebensis

Telmatherina celebensis, also known as the Celebes rainbow, is a species of fish in the subfamily Telmatherininae part of the family Melanotaeniidae, the rainbowfishes. It is endemic to the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia where it has been found to occur in Lakes Towuti and Mahalona, and may also occur in Lake Wawontoa.[2] This species was described in 1897 by George Albert Boulenger from a type locality of Lake Towuti.[3]

Telmatherina celebensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Telmatherina
Species:
T. celebensis
Binomial name
Telmatherina celebensis
Boulenger, 1897

References

  1. Lumbantobing, D. 2019. Telmatherina celebensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T21573A90980085. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T21573A90980085.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Telmatherina celebensis" in FishBase. February 2019 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Telmatherina celebensis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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