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Tamanka siitensis

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Domain
  
Eukaryota

Phylum
  
Chordata

Suborder
  
Gobioidei

Scientific name
  
Tamanka

Rank
  
Genus

Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Gobiidae

Higher classification
  
Goby

Similar
  
Goby, Eugnathogobius, Gobioidei, Stenogobius, Teleost

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.

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Tamanka siitensis Wikipedia