''Teramulus kieneri'', the Keiner's silverside or vily, is a species of

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where it is found in

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s around on the eastern coast. This species was described by J.L.B. Smith in 1965 with the type locality given as the coastal swamps near

Tamatave Toamasina (), meaning "like salt" or "salty", unofficially and in French Tamatave or in the past as Port aux prunes, is the capital of the Atsinanana region on the east coast of Madagascar on the Indian Ocean. The city is the chief seaport of the ...

. It has since been found in other areas of the island, including the basin of the

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and in the Bemarivo River. Smith gave this species the

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''keineri'' to honour the

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, who assisted in the collection of the

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in 1961, although it was initially reported as '' Atherinomorus duodecimalis''. It is the

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of the

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Teramulus ''Teramulus'' is a genus of fresh and brackish water fishes in the family Atherinidae endemic to Madagascar. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Teramulus kieneri'' J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 ...

''.

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