Coptodon deckerti [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Coptodon deckerti
Coptodon deckerti is a critically endangered species of fish in the cichlid family. It is endemic to Lake Ejagham in western Cameroon. It is threatened by pollution and sedimentation from human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos), although Ejagham is too shallow to contain very high amounts of this gas. A species of catfish from the genus "Parauchenoglanis" has recently been introduced to the lake, and this probably presents a serious threat
species in this genus:
- "Coptodon bakossiorum"
- "Coptodon bemini"
- "Coptodon bythobates"
- "Coptodon cameronensis"
- "Coptodon camerunensis"
- "Coptodon coffea"
- "Coptodon congica"
- "Coptodon dageti"
- "Coptodon deckerti"
- "Coptodon discolor"
- "Coptodon ejagham"
- "Coptodon flava"
- "Coptodon fusiforme"
- "Coptodon guineensis" (Guinean tilapia)
- "Coptodon gutturosa"