Telmatherina wahjui
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| Telmatherina wahjui | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Telmatherinidae |
| Genus: | Telmatherina |
| Species: | T. wahjui |
| Binomial name | |
| Telmatherina wahjui Kottelat, 1991 | |
Telmatherina wahjui is a species of fish in the subfamily Telmatherininae, which is part of the family Melanotaeniidae; the rainbowfishes. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs only in Lake Matano on the island of Sulawesi. It can reach a maximum length of around 5 centimetres (2.0 in).[2] This species was described in 1991 by Maurice Kottelat with a type locality of Alaponkepi which is situated at the outlet of Lake Matano.[3]
