Paratherina striata

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Paratherina striata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Genus: Paratherina
Species:
P. striata
Binomial name
Paratherina striata
Aurich, 1935

Paratherina striata is a species of fish in the subfamily Telmatherininae, part of the rainbowfish family Melanotaeniidae. It is endemic to Indonesia where it occurs in Lakes Towuti, Wawontoa and Matano on the island of Sulawesi. [2]

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References

  1. Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Paratherina striata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T16195A90979932. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T16195A90979932.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Paratherina striata" in FishBase . February 2019 version.