Telmatherina sarasinorum
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| Telmatherina sarasinorum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Telmatherinidae |
| Genus: | Telmatherina |
| Species: | T. sarasinorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Telmatherina sarasinorum Kottelat, 1991 | |
Telmatherina sarasinorum 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.[2] This species was described in 1991 by Maurice Kottelat, the types being collected at Mengonuwai on Lake Matano.[3]