Biology:Telmatherina antoniae

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Short description: Species of fish

Telmatherina antoniae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Telmatherina
Species:
T. antoniae
Binomial name
Telmatherina antoniae
Kottelat, 1991

Telmatherina antoniae is a species of fish in the subfamily Telmatherininae part of the family Melanotaeniidae, the rainbowfishes. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs only in Lake Matano on Sulawesi.[2] The species was described in 1991 by Maurice Kottelat[3] and its specific name honours his wife, Antonia.[4]

Sources

Wikidata ☰ Q988163 entry