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Palata (spratellicypris palata)

Discoverer: Herre, 1924
Distribution: Lake Lanao, Mindanao, the Philippines
Biology: Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal softrays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft-rays: 5-5. Preserved color nearly light brown all over, dusky above; operculum with a blackish irregular spot; lips & lower jaw black; pale fins. 11-15 scales between nape & dorsal; 2.5 scales from ventrals to lateral line. Scales with concentric striae, those on dorsal half also with longitudinal striae.
Max. size: 14.0 cm TL
Environment: demersal
Climate: tropical; 8°N - 7°N
Common Name: Kandar, Manobud, Palata
Comments: Described from ten type specimens, 9.7 - 11.2 cm, collected from Dansalan, Lake Lanao, Mindanao (Ref. 2929). Still present in a 1982 survey (Ref. 12758). Also Ref. 3881.

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