Pungu
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| Genus: | Pungu Trewavas, 1972
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| Species: | P. maclareni
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| Pungu maclareni (Trewavas, 1962)
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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. It feeds on invertebrates, sponges, diatoms and macrophytes. This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL. It is currently the only known member of its genus,[2] but it is very close to Sarotherodon.[3] The pungu 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.) (2013). "Pungu maclareni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
- ^ Martin; Cutler; Friel; Touokong; Coop; and Wainwright (2015). Complex histories of repeated gene flow in Cameroon crater lake cichlids cast doubt on one of the clearest examples of sympatric speciation. Evolution 69-6: 1406–1422. doi:10.1111/evo.12674
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