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Genus Family: Cichlidae 🍽️ 4 Edible 🎣 1 Game Fish 🐠 12 Aquarium

Coptodon

Species
31
Max Length
45 cm
Max Weight
2.5 kg
Max Lifespan
7 yrs
Avg Trophic
2.60
Threatened
11

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

Class
Teleostei
Order
Cichliformes
Family
Cichlidae
Genus
Coptodon

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
30
🔄 Diadromous
1

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
EN
CR
Least Concern 10
Near Threatened 1
Vulnerable 1
Endangered 3
Critically Endangered 14
Data Deficient 1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mauritius
1 spp.
El Salvador
1 spp.
Norway
1 spp.
Madagascar
1 spp.
Burundi
1 spp.
WF
1 spp.
Mexico
1 spp.
Gabon
1 spp.
Brazil
1 spp.
Turkey
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
1 m
Deepest
8 m