Popta's buntingi [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Popta's buntingi
Popta's buntingi ("Adrianichthys poptae") is a critically endangered species of fish in the Adrianichthyidae family. It is endemic to Lake Poso in Sulawesi, Indonesia. This species was described by Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in 1922 and they gave it the species name "poptae" in honour of their fellow Dutch ichthyologist Canna Maria Louise Popta (1860-1929).
with the first part honouring the linguist and missionary Nicolaus Adriani (1865-1926), who collected specimens around Lake Poso.
Species.
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
- "Adrianichthys kruyti" (Duckbilled buntingi)
- "Adrianichthys oophorus" (Eggcarrying buntingi)
- "Adrianichthys poptae" (Popta's buntingi)
- "Adrianichthys roseni"