Tchino spring
 
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Location in East Timor
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The Tchino spring is the origin of the Tchinos, a tributary of the Namaluto in East Timor . It is located in Suco Lore I ( Lautém municipality ). In its upper reaches, the river is also called Tehino . The spring gushes out of the ground into a basin in which backflow water collects. Roots protrude into the water. There are several species of fish in the spring:
- Anguilla marmorata
- Awaous melanocephalus
- Belobranchus belobranchus
- Eleotris fusca
- Rhyacichthys aspro
- Sicyopterus hageni
- Sicyopterus micrurus
- Sicyopus zoesterophorum
- Stiphodon semoni
Individual evidence
- ↑ Helen K. Larson, Duncan Buckle, Jessica Lynas, Andrew Storey, Chris Humphrey: Additional records of freshwater fishes from Timor-Leste, with notes on the fish fauna of the unique closed Irasiquero River system , The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 2007 23: 131-135 .
Coordinates: 8 ° 39 ′ 25 ″ S , 126 ° 57 ′ 56 ″ E