The Malili lakes in South Sulawesi, with its complex of deep lakes, rapids and rivers, have at least 15 endemic telmatherinid fishes, two of them representing endemic genera, three endemic Oryzias, two endemic halfbeaks, and seven endemic gobies.
Danau Malili di Sulawesi Selatan, dengan kedalamannya yang kompleks dan arusnya yang deras memiliki paling sedikit 15 jenis ikan telmatherinid endemik, dua di antaranya mewakili genus endemik, tiga endemik Oryzia, dua endemik halfbeaks, dan tujuh endemik gobie.