Haplochilus sarasinorum Popta, 1905 Xenopoecilus sarasinorum (Popta, 1905) 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.
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.
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