Lake Dissoni, also known as Lake Soden, is a small lake in the volcanic chain in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. This volcanic lake has diameter of about and is at the southeastern foot of the Rumpi Hills.
There are only three fish species in the lake, but all these are endemic: A poeciliid (Procatopus lacustris, though probably a synonym of the more widespread P. similis), an undescribed catfish (Clarias sp.) and an undescribed barb (Barbus sp.).Freshwater Ecoregions of the World (2008). Western Equatorial Crater Lakes. Accessed 5 February 2012 The atyid shrimp Caridina sodenensis is also endemic to the lake.Richard, J., and P.F. Clark (2009). African Caridina (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae): redescriptions of C. africana Kingsley, 1882, C. togoensis Hilgendorf, 1893, C. natalensis Bouvier, 1925 and C. roubaudi Bouvier, 1925 with descriptions of 14 new species. Zootaxa 1995: 1-75
See also Lake Barombi Koto Lake Barombi Mbo Lake Bermin Lake Ejagham Lake Oku
See also Communes of Cameroon
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