Tondanichthys kottelati

Tondanichthys kottelati
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Zenarchopteridae
Genus:	Tondanichthys Collette, 1995
Species:	T. kottelati
Binomial name
*Tondanichthys kottelati* Collette, 1995

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.^[1] It grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.^[1] Despite being a member of the viviparous halfbeak family, this species is believed to be oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Tondanichthys kottelati" in FishBase. July 2014 version.
↑ Berra, T.M. (2001). Freshwater Fish Distribution. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-12-093156-9

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Tondanichthys kottelati. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.
http://bpsux.info/news/Tondanichthys-kottelati.html

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