Telmatherina celebensis, Celebes rainbow : fisheries, aquarium

Telmatherina celebensis Boulenger, 1897

Celebes rainbow
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Atheriniformes (Silversides) > Telmatherinidae (Sailfin silversides)
Etymology: Telmatherina: Greek, telma, -atos = swamp + Greek, atherina, the Greek name for the eperlane; 1770 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; pelagic; non-migratory. Tropical; 2°S - 3°S

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Asia: Lakes Towuti, Mahalona and possibly Wawontoa, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 11; Anal soft rays: 12 - 16. Distinguished from the other species by the combination of the following characters: second dorsal fin and anal fin posteriorly rounded, 11-14 predorsal scales, 31-34 scales in longitudinal row; anal fin with 12-15 branched rays (Ref 7304).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Ref. 7304 reports the re-diagnosis of T. celebensis.

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Aarn, W. Ivantsoff and M. Kottelat, 1998. Phylogenetic analysis of Telmatherinidae (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha), with description of Marosatherina, a new genus from Sulawesi. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(3):311-323. (Ref. 33070)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Near Threatened (NT) (B1b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2b(i,ii,iii,iv,v)); Date assessed: 14 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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