Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Coptodon kottae (Coptodon kottae), recorded as Endangered
Coptodon kottae (Coptodon kottae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Coptodon kottae

Coptodon kottae

Coptodon kottae is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Coptodon kottae
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Coptodon

The cichlid

Its maximum length is about 15 centimeters.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Lake Barombi-ba-Kotto and the smaller nearby Lake Mboandong in the Southwest Region of Cameroon. Threats to the species include sedimentation, pollution, and deoxygenation of its native lakes caused by slash-and-burn agriculture and nearby oil plantations.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

Cichlids defend a territory or a brood. Diet in the family runs from algae scrapers to piscivores; this page does not invent a menu for one species.

In crisis

Coptodon kottae is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Coptodon kottae, Wikidata item Q28531785. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Coptodon kottae?
Coptodon kottae is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Coptodon kottae?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Coptodon kottae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Coptodon kottae live?
It is endemic to Lake Barombi-ba-Kotto and the smaller nearby Lake Mboandong in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.
Why is Coptodon kottae in crisis?
Threats to the species include sedimentation, pollution, and deoxygenation of its native lakes caused by slash-and-burn agriculture and nearby oil plantations.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Coptodon kottae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Coptodon kottae a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.