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Telmatherina prognatha
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Atheriniformes
Family:	Melanotaeniidae
Genus:	Telmatherina
Species:	T. prognatha
Binomial name
Telmatherina prognatha Kottelat, 1991

Telmatherina prognatha 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 the island of Sulawesi.

Size

This species reaches a length of 8.4 cm (3.3 in).

References

1. Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Telmatherina prognatha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21578A90980176. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T21578A90980176.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Telmatherina prognatha year-2019". FishBase.
3. Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Telmatherina prognatha". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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