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The '''dikume''' ('''''Konia dikume''''') is a endangered tropical species of freshwater [[fish]] in the [[Cichlidae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[lake Barombi-ma-Mbu]] ([[Cameroon]]). |
The '''dikume''' ('''''Konia dikume''''') is a endangered tropical species of freshwater [[fish]] in the [[Cichlidae]] family. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[lake Barombi Mbo|lake Barombi-ma-Mbu]] ([[Cameroon]]). |
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Males can reach 11,2 cm. Dikume eats mosquito larvae and has high levels of blood [[haemoglobin]], an adaptation to oxygen-poor water deep. |
Males can reach 11,2 cm. Dikume eats mosquito larvae and has high levels of blood [[haemoglobin]], an adaptation to oxygen-poor water deep. |
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Konia dikume Trewavas, Green & Corbet, 1972
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The dikume (Konia dikume) is a endangered tropical species of freshwater fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to lake Barombi-ma-Mbu (Cameroon).
Males can reach 11,2 cm. Dikume eats mosquito larvae and has high levels of blood haemoglobin, an adaptation to oxygen-poor water deep.
Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Konia dikume. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007.