Adrianichthys roseni

Adrianichthys roseni is a species of ricefish, a member of the family Adrianichthyidae which is endemic to Lake Poso on Sulawesi.[3] Since the holotype was collected in 1978 there have been no reports of this species and if it still exists then it has a very low population. The IUCN categorise it as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct).[1]

Adrianichthys roseni

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Adrianichthyidae
Genus: Adrianichthys
Species:
A. roseni
Binomial name
Adrianichthys roseni
Parenti & Soeroto, 2004[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 9.0 cm (3.5 in).

Etymology

The specific name honours Donn Eric Rosen (1929-1986) of the American Museum of Natural History.[4]

References
  1. Mokodongan, D.F. (2019). "Adrianichthys roseni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T90980527A90980531. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T90980527A90980531.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Lynne R. Parenti; Bambang Soeroto (2004). "Adrianichthys roseni and Oryzias nebulosus, two new ricefishes (Atherinomorpha: Beloniformes: Adrianichthyidae) from Lake Poso, Sulawesi, Indonesia". Ichthyological Research. 51 (1): 10–19. doi:10.1007/s10228-003-0187-1.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Adrianichthys roseni" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  4. Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (15 June 2019). "Order BELONIFORMES (Needlefishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
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