Coptodon Imbrifernus
📖 Overview
Prefers a herbivorous diet, especially phytoplankton which might be taken from the water column and not from the substrate; primarily found near the lake shore, forming stable pairs and preferring to spawn on sunken wood or on stones . Substrate brooder . Both parents guard their brood .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Diagnosis: lower pharyngeal jaw slender and gracile, with a reduced dentigerous plate; gill filaments of first arch long (ca. 20% HL); 10-12 gill rakers on first arch; anterior rakers markedly reduced in size .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Coptodon Imbrifernus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Coptodon Imbrifernus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Coptodon Imbrifernus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical endemic to Lake Bermin, Cameroon (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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