| Family: |
Telmatherinidae (Sailfin silversides) |
| Max. size: |
5.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic; freshwater; brackish; dH range: 15 |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Lake Towuti, Indonesia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 12-14. Differs from its only known congeners, T. aurea, in having 27-31 gill rakers on first gill-arch (vs. 31-36) and in the coloration of the living males (body plain blue or red; caudal red; dorsal, anal and pelvic blue or red) (Ref. 7304).
Description: D1 V-VIII, D2 I,9-11 rays (Ref. 7304). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 14 June 2018 (B1b(iii)+2b(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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