Oryzias sarasinorum
Oryzias sarasinorum, the Sarasins minnow or Sarasins buntingi, is a species of ricefish in the Adrianichthyidae. It is endemic to Lake Lindu in Lore Lindu National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.[2] This species was described as Haplochilus sarasinorum by C.M.L. Popta in 1905[3] and she named it in honour of the Swiss naturalists and second cousins Paul Sarasin (1856-1929) and Fritz Sarasin (1859-1942), the latter being the collector of the type.[4] Although the IUCN state that the population of this fish is stabled it is threatened by introduced non native fish, common carp, Mozambique tilapia and walking catfish; and a decline in water quality caused by increased agriculture in the lake's catchment which is causing a decline in water quality, it is therefore assessed as Critically Endangered.[1]
| Oryzias sarasinorum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beloniformes |
| Family: | Adrianichthyidae |
| Genus: | Oryzias |
| Species: | O. sarasinorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Oryzias sarasinorum (Popta, 1905) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Haplochilus sarasinorum Popta, 1905 | |
References
- Mokodongan, D.F. (2019). "Xenopoecilus sarasinorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T23123A90980952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T23123A90980952.en.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Oryzias sarasinorum" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Haplochilus sarasinorum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 28 July 2019.