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Duck-billed Buntingi (Adrianichthys kruyti)
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Duck-billed Buntingi (Adrianichthys kruyti) specimen
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Adrianichthyidae

Duck-billed Buntingi

Adrianichthys kruyti

Lake Poso endemic perhaps already extinct

  • Tropical
  • Local endemic species
  • Restricted distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Adrianichthys kruyti (the duck-billed buntingi or duckbilled buntingi) is a critically endangered (possibly extinct) species of ricefish that is endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was discovered by Max Wilhelm Carl Weber on his Siboga Expedition to Indonesia.

Maximum length
16 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: Endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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