Malili Lakes system

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The Malili Lakes system is a group of ancient, tectonic lakes in Sulawesi, Indonesia, renowned for their exceptional freshwater biodiversity and high levels of endemic species.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Malili Lakes system canonical 3
Malili Lake system 2
Malili Lakes basin 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient lake
lake system
tectonic lake system
age Pliocene or older
basinCountry Indonesia
biodiversityHotspot true
climate tropical
conservationStatus region of high conservation priority
continent Asia
country Indonesia
drainageBasin Larona River
ecoregion Wallacea
geologicalOrigin tectonic activity
hasEndemicTaxa caridean shrimps (e.g., Caridina species)
crabs (e.g., Syntripsa)
freshwater fishes
gastropod snails (e.g., Tylomelania)
sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae)
hasPart Lake Lontoa
Lake Mahalona
Lake Masapi
Lake Matano
Lake Towuti
hasResearchInterest biogeography
evolutionary biology
limnology
speciation
hydrologicalConnection cascade of lakes connected by rivers and outlets
languageRegion Indonesian
locatedIn South Sulawesi
Sulawesi
linked to: Celebes

Sulawesi Island
linked to: Sulawesi region
nearestLargeCity Sorowako
notableFor ancient lake fauna
exceptional freshwater biodiversity
high levels of endemism
partOf Indonesian inland waters
threat deforestation
introduced species
nickel mining
overfishing
pollution
waterBodyType freshwater

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Telmatherinidae notablePopulation Malili Lakes system
Tominanga foundIn Malili Lakes system
Telmatherina distribution Malili Lakes system
Lake Towuti partOf Malili Lake system
linked to: Malili Lakes system
Lake Matano partOf Malili Lake system
linked to: Malili Lakes system
Lake Matano drainageBasin Malili Lakes basin
linked to: Malili Lakes system