Egg-carrying buntingi

The egg-carrying buntingi (Adrianichthys oophorus) is a species of fish in the family Adrianichthyidae.[2][1][3] It is endemic to Lake Poso in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Egg-carrying buntingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beloniformes
Family: Adrianichthyidae
Genus: Adrianichthys
Species:
A. oophorus
Binomial name
Adrianichthys oophorus
(Kottelat, 1990)
Synonyms

Xenopoecilus oophorus Kottelat, 1990

Information

The egg-carrying buntingi is known to be found in a freshwater environment within a pelagic depth range. This species is native to a tropical environment. The maximum recorded length of the egg-carrying buntingi as an unsexed male is about 8.5 centimeters or about 3.34 inches. The most common recorded length for this species as an unsexed male is about 6.5 centimeters or about 2.55 inches. This species is distributed in the areas of Asia or Indonesia.[4] The eggs of this species are carried between the pelvic fins, and each egg is attached to the body by filaments. The egg-carrying buntingi can be specifically found in the Lake Poso in central Sulawesi.[5] This species has the ability to live in an aquarium as long as it is a freshwater aquarium.[6]

Male and female egg-carrying buntingi can be distinguished by the size of their pelvic fins. Females usually have longer pelvic fins because they are the offspring carriers. Recent studies have shown that egg-carrying buntingi tend to reproduce during rainy seasons because it causes the lake level to rise.[7]

References
  1. Mokodongan, D.F. (2019). "Xenopoecilus oophorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T23121A90980873. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. "Egg-carrying buntingi (Xenopoecilus oophorus)". ARKive. Archived from the original on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  3. "Adrianichthys oophorus". Gwannon. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Adrianichthys oophorus" in FishBase. April 2019 version.
  5. "Adrianichthys oophorus — Details Egg-carrying Buntingi". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  6. "Adrianichthys oophorus - Eggcarrying Buntingi". AQUAPAGE.eu. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
  7. Gundo, Meria (2016-02-20). "Reproductive Characteristics of Female Egg-carrying Buntingi, Xenopoecilus oophorus, an Endemic Fish to Lake Poso in Central Sulawesi". Makara Journal of Science. 20 (2). doi:10.7454/mss.v20i2.5952. Retrieved 2019-04-10.

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