Pungu

Pungu
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Subfamily:	Pseudocrenilabrinae
Genus:	Pungu; Trewavas, 1972
Species:	P. maclareni
Binomial name
	Pungu maclareni; (Trewavas, 1962)
Synonyms
	Barombia maclareni Trewavas, 1962;

The pungu (Pungu maclareni) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in Cameroon where it prefers shallow waters of about 1 to 3 metres (3.3 to 9.8 ft) in depth. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus.^[2] It is threatened because of pollution and sedimentation from human activities.^[1] Konia, Myaka and Stomatepia are three other equally threatened genera of cichlids that also are endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo.

References

^ ^a ^b Snoeks, J., Laleye, P. & Contreras-MacBeath, T. 2009. Pungu maclareni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 May 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pungu maclareni". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Snoeks, J., Laleye, P. & Contreras-MacBeath, T. 2009. Pungu maclareni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 May 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pungu maclareni". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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