Sarotherodon lamprechti

Sarotherodon lamprechti
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Sarotherodon
Species: S. lamprechti
Binomial name
Sarotherodon lamprechti
D. Neumann, Stiassny & Schliewen, 2011

Sarotherodon lamprechti is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Ejagham in western Cameroon. It can reach a length of 9.9 centimetres (3.9 in) SL.[1] It has not yet been rated by the IUCN, but it likely faces the same risks as the critically endangered Coptodon deckerti, which is threatened by pollution and sedimentation from human activities, a catfish from the genus Parauchenoglanis that has been introduced to the lake, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos).[2][3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Sarotherodon lamprechti" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
  2. Moelants, T. (2009). "Tilapia deckerti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. Neumann, D., Stiassny, M. L. J, & Schliewen, U. K. (2011). Two new sympatric Sarotherodon species (Pisces: Cichlidae) endemic to Lake Ejagham, Cameroon, west-central Africa, with comments on the Sarotherodon galilaeus species complex. Zootaxa 2765: 1–20


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