Tondanichthys

<i>Tondanichthys kottelati</i>

Tondanichthys kottelati

Species of fish

Tondanichthys kottelati is a species of viviparous halfbeak endemic to Indonesia, where it is only known from Lake Tondano near Mount Tondano in the far north of the island of Sulawesi.[2] It grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.[2] Despite being a member of the viviparous halfbeak family, this species is believed to be oviparous.[3] This species was described in 1995 by Bruce Baden Collette and its species name honours the Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Daniels, A. (2020). "Tondanichthys kottelati". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T21989A90982079. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T21989A90982079.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Tondanichthys kottelati" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
  3. [3]
    Berra, T.M. (2001). Freshwater Fish Distribution. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-12-093156-9
  4. [4]
    Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 August 2019.


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