Tondanichthys kottelati is a species of viviparous halfbeak endemic to Indonesia, where it is only known from Lake Tondano near Mount Tondano in the far north of the island of Sulawesi.

[2] It grows to a length of 6.4 centimetres (2.5 in) SL.

[2] Despite being a member of the viviparous halfbeak family, this species is believed to be oviparous.

[3] This species was described in 1995 by Bruce Baden Collette and its species name honours the Swiss ichthyologist Maurice Kottelat.

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