Tamanka siitensis

Tamanka siitensis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Subfamily: Gobionellinae
Genus: Tamanka
Herre, 1927
Species: T. siitensis
Binomial name
Tamanka siitensis
Herre, 1927
Synonyms
  • Tamanka maculata Aurich, 1938

Tamanka siitensis is a species of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae, and the only member of the monotypic genus Tamanka. It is endemic to Jolo Island in the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines. It is a freshwater fish that can be found in lakes near the coast. This species grows to a length of 6.5 centimetres (2.6 in) SL.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Tamanka siitensis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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