Coptodon kottae
| Coptodon kottae | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Coptodon[1] |
| Species: | C. kottae |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptodon kottae (Lönnberg, 1904) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Tilapia kottae | |
Coptodon kottae (formerly Tilapia kottae) is an endangered species of fish in the cichlid family, Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Barombi-ba-Kotto and the smaller nearby Lake Mboandong in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.
This is a substrate-brooding, benthopelagic fish. Its maximum length is about 15 centimeters.[2]
Threats to the species include sedimentation, pollution, and deoxygenation of its native lakes caused by slash-and-burn agriculture and nearby oil plantations.[3]
References
- ↑ Dunz, A. R. & Schliewen, U. K. (2013). Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as “Tilapia”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68(1), 64-80.
- ↑ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds. Tilapia kottae. FishBase. 2011.
- ↑ Moelants, T. 2010. Tilapia kottae. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 05 October 2013.