Keppi

📖 Overview

Found throughout the lake, but seems to prefer zones with submerged wooden or stone structures . Usually forms schools at the surface; feeds mainly on epiphytic and epilithic filamentous algae, and the diatoms, rhizopods, rotifers and organic debris found among them; adults feed by opening their mouths very wide and applying them to the surface of the rock as though sucking the material in . Lacks marked sexual dichromatism when sexually active . Both sexes are possible incubators . Forms temporary pair bonds , for the entire duration of incubation/broodcare .

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 29. Diagnosis: 14-18 rakers on lower limb of first arch; 30-31 scales in lateral line . Body silver-grey, with mid-lateral black band interrupted anteriorly on caudal peduncle . Head length 33.0-38.4% of standard length; jaw teeth with slender shafts and broad crowns . Mature fishes of both sexes with variable black areas on lower jaw and lower parts of head; no tilapia-mark . : short and / or deep.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Keppi is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

Absence of sexual dichromatism suggests a biparental mouth-brooding function.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 25°C - 27°C ; 5°N - 4°N west Cameroon.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

🦠 Common Diseases

The following diseases are known to affect Keppi.

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 19 records indexed .

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