Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Konye (Konia eisentrauti), recorded as Critically Endangered
Konye (Konia eisentrauti). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Konye

Konia eisentrauti

Konye is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes) — Konia eisentrauti, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Konia eisentrauti
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Konia

Appearance

The fins are colourless. The dorsal fin has 15 to 16 spines and 10 to 11 soft rays. The anal fin has 3 spines and 8 to 9 soft rays. The colouring of this fish is distinctive, with a pale background shade and a row of dark blotches running down the back, and another row along each flank. The head is mostly bare of scales, the cheeks have a few scales and the body is fully scaled.

The Konye is a small species of cichlid growing to a length of about 9.3 cm (3.7 in).

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo, a crater lake in western Cameroon. It is threatened because of pollution and sedimentation due to human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos).

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

Konye is Critically 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 Konye, Wikidata item Q304683. 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 Konye?
Konye is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes) — Konia eisentrauti.
What is the conservation status of Konye?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Konia eisentrauti. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Konye live?
It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo, a crater lake in western Cameroon.
Why is Konye in crisis?
It is threatened because of pollution and sedimentation due to human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos).
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Konia eisentrauti?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Konye a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.