Stomatepia mongo

Stomatepia mongo
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Stomatepia
Species: S. mongo
Binomial name
Stomatepia mongo
Trewavas, 1972

Stomatepia mongo, the Mongo, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It can reach a length of 10.1 centimetres (4.0 in) SL.[2] This species is seriously threatened by pollution and sedimentation due to human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos).[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Moelants, T. 2010. Stomatepia mongo. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 02 June 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Stomatepia mongo" in FishBase. April 2013 version.