The lake contains various fish, including the eel
Anguilla marmorata which migrates between the lake and the sea, and 11 fish species that are
endemic to the lake, notably buntingi ricefish (
Adrianichthys,
Oryzias nebulosus,
O. nigrimas and
O. orthognathus), gobies (
Mugilogobius amadi and
M. sarasinorum), and the halfbeak
Nomorhamphus celebensis. These endemics are all highly threatened; in some cases possibly already
extinct. One of the reasons for the drastic decline of the native fish are
introduced, non-native species, particularly
Mozambique tilapia and
common carp. There is also a large number of endemic
Tylomelania freshwater snails in the lake, as well as 11 endemic
Caridina shrimps and
Parathelphusid crabs (genera
Migmathelphusa,
Parathelphusa and
Sundathelphusa). A park containing wild orchids is located near the village Bancea on the lake. As well the forests surrounding the lake still provide rare sightings of the
anoa (dwarf buffalo) and the
babirusa (literally, pigdeer), a
ruminant pig. These two endangered species are among a number of wildlife species found only on the island of Sulawesi. ==See also==