Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Pungu (Pungu maclareni), recorded as Critically Endangered
Pungu (Pungu maclareni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Pungu

Pungu maclareni

The Pungu is a 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.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Pungu maclareni
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Pungu

The cichlid

This species can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.

Range and habitat

The Pungu is a 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. Konia, Myaka and Stomatepia are three other equally threatened genera of cichlids that also are endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Cichlids defend a territory or a brood. Diet in the family runs from algae scrapers to piscivores; this page does not invent a menu for one species.

In crisis

The Pungu is threatened because of pollution and sedimentation from human activities.

Pungu is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Pungu, Wikidata item Q134437. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Pungu?
Pungu is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes) — Pungu maclareni.
What is the conservation status of Pungu?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pungu maclareni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pungu live?
The Pungu is a 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.
Why is Pungu in crisis?
The Pungu is threatened because of pollution and sedimentation from human activities.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pungu maclareni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pungu a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.