Biology:Pungu

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Pungu
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribe: Oreochromini
Genus: Pungu
Trevawas, 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. 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] nested within the 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. The specific name of this fish honours the Fisheries Development Officer of Nigeria, P.I.R. MacLaren (died 1957), who used his position to collect specimens of fishes, including the type of this species.[4] The genus name honors common name of this fish used by the Barombi people ("pungu").

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Snoeks, J.; Laleye, P.; Contreras-MacBeath, T. (2009). "Pungu maclareni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T18879A8653955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T18879A8653955.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18879/8653955. Retrieved 17 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pungu maclareni" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  3. 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
  4. "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 25 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae5/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q134437 entry