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| London zoo trawls world for mate for endangered tropical fish | London zoo trawls world for mate for endangered tropical fish |
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| A worldwide appeal has been launched to find a mate for the last remaining males of a tropical fish on the brink of extinction. | A worldwide appeal has been launched to find a mate for the last remaining males of a tropical fish on the brink of extinction. |
| The Mangarahara cichlid, from Madagascar, is believed to have vanished from the wild as a result of the building of dams, which has dried up its habitat on the Mangarahara river. | The Mangarahara cichlid, from Madagascar, is believed to have vanished from the wild as a result of the building of dams, which has dried up its habitat on the Mangarahara river. |
| Two of the last-known individuals from the species are in London zoo's aquarium, but both are male, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said. | Two of the last-known individuals from the species are in London zoo's aquarium, but both are male, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said. |
| Another male is known to be in Berlin zoo but a search for Mangarahara cichlids in zoos and aquariums around the world has failed to find any females. | |
| ZSL is launching an appeal to private aquarium owners and fish collectors to get in touch if they have or are aware of any females in existence, so a crucial conservation programme can be launched to save the species. | ZSL is launching an appeal to private aquarium owners and fish collectors to get in touch if they have or are aware of any females in existence, so a crucial conservation programme can be launched to save the species. |
| London zoo's aquarium curator, Brian Zimmerman, said: "The Mangarahara cichlid is shockingly and devastatingly facing extinction; its wild habitat no longer exists and, as far as we can tell, only three males remain of this species. | London zoo's aquarium curator, Brian Zimmerman, said: "The Mangarahara cichlid is shockingly and devastatingly facing extinction; its wild habitat no longer exists and, as far as we can tell, only three males remain of this species. |
| "It might be too late for their wild counterparts, but if we can find a female, it's not too late for the species. | "It might be too late for their wild counterparts, but if we can find a female, it's not too late for the species. |
| "We are urgently appealing to anyone who owns or knows someone who may own these critically endangered fish, which are silver in colour with an orange-tipped tail, so that we can start a breeding programme here at the zoo to bring them back from the brink of extinction." | "We are urgently appealing to anyone who owns or knows someone who may own these critically endangered fish, which are silver in colour with an orange-tipped tail, so that we can start a breeding programme here at the zoo to bring them back from the brink of extinction." |