Oryzias sarasinorum

Oryzias sarasinorum, the Sarasins minnow or Sarasins buntingi, is a species of ricefish in the Adrianichthyidae. It is endemic to Lake Lindu in Lore Lindu National Park, Sulawesi, Indonesia.^[2] This species was described as Haplochilus sarasinorum by C.M.L. Popta in 1905^[3] and she named it in honour of the Swiss naturalists and second cousins Paul Sarasin (1856-1929) and Fritz Sarasin (1859-1942), the latter being the collector of the type.^[4] Although the IUCN state that the population of this fish is stabled it is threatened by introduced non native fish, common carp, Mozambique tilapia and walking catfish; and a decline in water quality caused by increased agriculture in the lake's catchment which is causing a decline in water quality, it is therefore assessed as Critically Endangered.^[1]

Oryzias sarasinorum
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beloniformes
Family:	Adrianichthyidae
Genus:	Oryzias
Species:	O. sarasinorum
Binomial name
Oryzias sarasinorum (Popta, 1905)
Synonyms
Haplochilus sarasinorum Popta, 1905 Xenopoecilus sarasinorum (Popta, 1905)