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Scientific Name Coptodon ejagham  (Dunz & Schliewen, 2010)
Common Name
Type Locality Lake Ejagham, 5°45'N, 8°59'E, South-West Province, Manyu Subdivision, Cameroon.
Etymology ejagham: Name refers both to Lake Ejagham and the Ejagham people, whose major sacred site is Lake Ejagham.
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Size 200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Lake Ejagham, Cameroon.
African Waters, Cross, Lake Ejagham (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Critically Endangered, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2023.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Spixiana (München) v. 33 (no. 2), pp 258, Figs. 9-10
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Last Update 2019 Aug 26 07:53 (species record created: 2010 Dec 17 06:49)