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Mongo
Stomatepia mongo
Stomatepia mongo, the Mongo, is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon. It can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL. This species is seriously threatened by 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), although studies indicate that Barombo Mbo lacks excess amounts of this gas. Even compared to other cichlids...
Where it lives
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Jean Baptiste Audebert — Histoire naturelle des singes et des makis (1800)
Jean Baptiste Audebert · 1800 · p.248
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.146
History of Animals, Book I: On Viviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1554 · p.145
The Pagan World and the Origin of its Gods
Herold, Johann · 1554 · p.852
Ten Books of Exotic Things
Carolus Clusius · 1605 · p.596
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 113235.