| Telmatherina prognatha | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Genus: | Telmatherina |
| Species: | T. prognatha |
| Binomial name | |
| Telmatherina prognatha Kottelat, 1991 | |
Telmatherina prognatha is a species of fish in the subfamily Telmatherininae part of the family Melanotaeniidae, the rainbowfishes. It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs only in Lake Matano on the island of Sulawesi. [2]
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