Xenopoecilus
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Xenopoecilus is a genus of fish
in the Adrianichthyidae family. It can only be found in Lake Poso, Indonesia, and is a critically endangered species. Poor quality of water and the introduction of other fish into the lake are the main reasons for the fall in Xenopoecilus numbers.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Adrianichthyidae family. It can only be found in Lake Poso, Indonesia, and is a critically endangered species. Poor quality of water and the introduction of other fish into the lake are the main reasons for the fall in Xenopoecilus numbers.
It contains the following species:
- egg-carrying buntingiEgg-carrying buntingiThe egg-carrying buntingi is a species of fish in the Adrianichthyidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-Source:* Kottelat, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
(Xenopoecilus oophorus) - Popta's buntingiPopta's buntingiPopta's buntingi is a species of fish in the Adrianichthyidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-Source:* Kottelat, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
(Xenopoecilus poptae) - Xenopoecilus sarasinorumXenopoecilus sarasinorumXenopoecilus sarasinorum is a species of fish in the Adrianichthyidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia.-References:* Kottelat, M. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....