Nsess | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Stomatepia |
Species: | S. mariae
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Binomial name | |
Stomatepia mariae (
Holly, 1930)
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Synonyms | |
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The nsess (Stomatepia mariae) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] It is critically endangered because of pollution and sedimentation due to human activities. It is potentially also threatened by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos), [1] although studies indicate that Barombo Mbo lacks excess amounts of this gas. [3]
The nsess can reach up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in standard length and is predatory; it sometimes steals prey from the freshwater crab Potamon africanus. [2]
Nsess | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cichliformes |
Family: | Cichlidae |
Genus: | Stomatepia |
Species: | S. mariae
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Binomial name | |
Stomatepia mariae (
Holly, 1930)
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Synonyms | |
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The nsess (Stomatepia mariae) is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. [2] It is critically endangered because of pollution and sedimentation due to human activities. It is potentially also threatened by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos), [1] although studies indicate that Barombo Mbo lacks excess amounts of this gas. [3]
The nsess can reach up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in) in standard length and is predatory; it sometimes steals prey from the freshwater crab Potamon africanus. [2]