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Nomorhamphus towoeti

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Beloniformes

Genus
  
Nomorhamphus

Higher classification
  
Nomorhamphus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Hemiramphidae

Scientific name
  
Nomorhamphus towoeti

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Nomorhamphus, Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus, Zenarchopterus, Zenarchopterus dispar, Nomorhamphus liemi

Nomorhamphus towoeti is a species of fish in the Hemiramphidae family.

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Information

The Nomorhamphus towoeti is endemic to Indonesia. This species can be found in a freshwater system. Facts and information about the population trends about this species are limited and not details are lacking about population. This species is recorded to be found in the Lake Towuti system in central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is considered to be an endangered species due to the fact that it has a limited and restricted extent of occurrence within five locations. There are major threats within a few of these locations as well.

Threats

The threats to the population of the Nomorhamphus towoeti include the following:

  • expansion of human population
  • pollution by nearby nickel mines
  • disturbance from a hydro-electric power station
  • exotic fish invasions in the lakes
  • logging in the forests
  • increase sediment in the lake
  • Classification

    The taxonomic classification of the Nomorhamphus towoeti is as follows:

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Subkingdom: Bilateria
  • Branch: Deuterostomia
  • Infrakingdom: Chordonia
  • Phylum: Chordata
  • Subphylum: Vertebrata
  • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
  • Superclass: Osteichthyes
  • Class: Osteichthyes
  • Subclass: Actinopterygii
  • Superorder: Acanthopterygii
  • Order: Beloniformes
  • Family: Hemiramphidae
  • Genus: Nomorhamphus
  • References

    Nomorhamphus towoeti Wikipedia