Sashatherina giganteus

Sashatherina giganteus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Atherinidae
Subfamily: Craterocephalinae
Genus: Sashatherina
Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 2011
Species: S. giganteus
Binomial name
Sashatherina giganteus
Ivantsoff & G. R. Allen, 2011

Sashatherina giganteus is a species of freshwater silverside endemic to Lake Lakama in West Papua, Indonesia. It grows to 18.0 cm (7.1 in) in total length. This recently described species is the only known member of its genus.

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