Biology:Telmatherina celebensis

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Short description: Species of fish

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

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]

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