Leka keppe

Leka keppe
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Sarotherodon
Species:	S. lohbergeri
Binomial name
	Sarotherodon lohbergeri; (Holly, 1930)
Synonyms
	Tilapia lohbergeri Holly, 1930;

The leka keppe or keppi (Sarotherodon lohbergeri) is a species of cichlid essentially endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon, but additionally two juveniles have been found in the Kumba Stream (Kake River), a tributary of the lake's outlet.^[2] This species reaches a length of 16.2 centimetres (6.4 in) SL. It is threatened because of pollution and sedimentation due to human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Moelants, T. 2010. Sarotherodon lohbergeri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 June 2013.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Sarotherodon lohbergeri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[IUCN-1] Moelants, T. 2010. Sarotherodon lohbergeri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 June 2013.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Sarotherodon lohbergeri" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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