Tondanichthys kottelati

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.^[2] It grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.^[2] Despite being a member of the viviparous halfbeak family, this species is believed to be oviparous.^[3] This species was described in 1995 by Bruce Baden Collette and its species name honours the Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat.^[4]

Tondanichthys kottelati
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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