Coptodon ejagham


Coptodon ejagham is a species of fish in the cichlid family. It is endemic to Lake Ejagham in western Cameroon. It was only scientifically described in 2010. It was rated critically endangered by the IUCN, and it faces the same risks as C. deckerti, which is threatened by pollution and sedimentation from human activities, a catfish from the genus Parauchenoglanis that has been introduced to the lake, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide from the lake's bottom, although Ejagham is too shallow to contain very high amounts of this gas.
At up to about in standard length, it is the largest cichlids in Lake Ejagham. It feeds on small fish, especially juvenile cichlids.