Telmatherina sarasinorum
Telmatherina sarasinorum Kottelat, 1991
photo by Herder et al., 2006


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Family:  Telmatherinidae (Sailfin silversides)
Max. size:  6.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Lake Matano, Sulawesi.
Diagnosis:  Differs from all its congeners with pointed fins by its yellow or bluish coloration, large dorsal and anal fins which, in large males, reach posterior half of caudal fin when folded back with longest rays longer than body depth (Ref. 7305).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 29 June 2018 (B1b(iii,iv,v)+2b(iii,iv,v)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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