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Telmatherina albolabiosa Tantu & Nilawati, 2008 |
| Family: | Telmatherinidae (Sailfin silversides) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.73 cm SL (male/unsexed); 6.68 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Lake Matano, south Sulawesi, Indonesia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 11-12. Distinguished from all other congeners by its terminal mouth with milky-white thick lips which can be protruded. Additional characters useful in the identification include elongated head (35.3-39.1 %SL), elongated snout (11.1-13.0 %SL) and small interorbital width (7.0-8.7 %SL) (Ref. 86891). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in rocky habitat in small groups consisting of two to three fish (Ref. 86891). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 July 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||