Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Tilapia flava (Tilapia flava), recorded as Critically Endangered
Tilapia flava (Tilapia flava). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Tilapia flava

Tilapia flava

Tilapia flava is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes), recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Cameroon.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Tilapia flava
Recorded from
Cameroon
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Coptodon

The cichlid

Cichlids are perch-like freshwater fishes with a second set of jaws in the throat. Many species mouth-brood the young.

Perch-like ray-finned fishes: spiny-rayed fins and a huge spread of freshwater and marine families.

Range and habitat

Tilapia flava is recorded from Cameroon.

GBIF currently lists 7 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

Tilapia flava 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 Wikidata item Q21946876 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Tilapia flava?
Tilapia flava is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Tilapia flava?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Tilapia flava. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Tilapia flava live?
The public record places it in Cameroon.
Why is Tilapia flava in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Tilapia flava?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Tilapia flava a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.