Dikume (Konia dikume)

Scientific name: Konia dikume Trewavas, 1972

The Dikume (Konia dikume) is a freshwater fish of the family Cichlidae. Native range: Africa, endemic to Lake Barombi-Mbo, Cameroon.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Diagnosis: snout pointed; mouth at an angle of about 20-30? with the horizontal. Teeth usually only in 2 series. Lower pharyngeal bone very slender with a relatively long blade, markedly longer than wide. Lower jaw with a slight mental process; can always be recognised when freshly caught by the blood that swells the capillaries, especially at the bases of the fins, and oozes over the surface, staining its silvery color; no dark markings on body of freshly caught specimens; 2-5 dark blotches appear between upper lateral line and dorsal fin, and sometimes also a vague dark stripe at the level of the horizontal myoseptum, in preserved specimens.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Konia dikume
Family
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.2
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: endemic to Lake Barombi-Mbo, Cameroon.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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