Popta's buntingi

The stretched Poso and mosquito fish ( Adrianichthys poptae ) is an extremely rare species of fish from the family of rice fish. It is endemic in Danau Poso ( Lake Poso ) on Sulawesi. Named is the way to honor the Dutch ichthyologist Canna Mary Louise Popta ( 1860-1929 ).

Features

The stretched Poso mosquito fish reaches a length of 17.1 cm. This makes it one of the largest species of rice fish. The jaws are nearly equal in length. The eyes are noticeably smaller than the nose. 75 to 85 scales are arranged in page ranks. There are 11 to 13 branched Dorsalstrahlen and 24 to 27 Analstrahlen. The coloration of the body is brownish yellow. The top of the head is dark brown.

Way of life

The stretched Poso mosquito fish inhabits the distant shore open water area of ​​Poso Lake. The spawning season from November to January are the Poso toothcarps large flocks in 12 to 15 m depth. The eggs are attached to the body between the pelvic fins. The young hatch after the fertilized eggs are shed into the water.

Status

The stretched Poso mosquito fish is threatened by water pollution, overfishing and by competition and predation by introduced fish species with extinction.