Danau Poso
Location:
1°45'-2°05'S, 120°31'-120°42'E; 125 km southeast of Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Area:
c.38,000 ha.
Altitude:
510m.
Biogeographical Province:
4.24.12.
Wetland type:
14.
Description of site:
A large, permanent, freshwater lake in the hills of central Sulawesi. The lake drains north via the Sungai Poso into Tomini Bay.
Climatic conditions:
Humid tropical climate.
Principal vegetation:
No information.
Land tenure:
State owned (Indonesian Government).
Conservation measures taken:
None.
Land use:
Fishing.
Disturbances and threats:
The two endemic species of fishes of the family Adrianichthyidae may have been exterminated as a result of the introduction of predatory fish species.
Economic and social values:
No information.
Fauna:
The fish fauna includes four endemic species known only from this lake: Adrianichhhys kruyti, Xenopoecilus poptae (Adrianichthyidae), Weberogobius amadi (Gobiidae) and Homorhamphus celebensis (Hemirhampidae). However, A. kruyti and X. poptae are very rare if not extinct. Introduced fish species include Channa striata and Tilapia mossambica. The invertebrate fauna includes four endemic snails: Tylamelania carko, T. neritiformis, T.porcellanica (Thiaridae), and Miratesta celebensis (Planorbidae).
Special floral values:
No information.
References:
Whitten et al. (1987).
Criteria for Inclusion:
1b, 2b, 2d.
Source:
Marcel J. Silvius.