''Sarotherodon knauerae'' is a species of

cichlid Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...

endemic to

Lake Ejagham Lake Ejagham is a small lake near Eyumodjock in the Southwest Region, Cameroon, Southwest Region of Cameroon. Unlike many other lakes in the region, it is not a volcanic lake, but is likely a solution basin formed by groundwater during the last gl ...

in western Cameroon. This species can reach a length of SL and feeds on

detritus In biology, detritus () is dead particulate organic material, as distinguished from dissolved organic material. Detritus typically includes the bodies or fragments of bodies of dead organisms, and fecal material. Detritus typically hosts commun ...

. It has not yet been rated by the

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, but it likely faces the same risks as the critically endangered ''

Coptodon deckerti ''Coptodon deckerti'' is a critically endangered species of fish in the cichlid family, endemic to Lake Ejagham in western Cameroon. It is threatened by pollution and sedimentation from human activities, and potentially also by emissions of car ...

'', which is threatened by pollution and sedimentation from human activities, a catfish from the genus ''

Parauchenoglanis ''Parauchenoglanis'' is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to Africa. The range of the genus ''Parauchenoglanis'' stretches from the coastal lowlands of Benin and Nigeria to the Okavango and upper Zambezi River systems in Botswana and Zambia ...

'' that has been introduced to the lake, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos),Neumann, D., Stiassny, M. L. J, & Schliewen, U. K. (2011). ''Two new sympatric Sarotherodon species (Pisces: Cichlidae) endemic to Lake Ejagham, Cameroon, west-central Africa, with comments on the Sarotherodon galilaeus species complex.'' Zootaxa 2765: 1–20 although Ejagham is not deep enough to contain very high amounts of this gas.Freeth, S.J.; C.O. Ofoegbu; and K.M. Onuoha (1992). Natural Hazards in West and Central Africa, pp. 50—51. The

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honours a former technician at the Max Planck Institute in Seewiesen in Germany, Barbara Knauer, who supported Ulrich K. Schliewen as both a friend and technician while he was studying for his Ph.D.

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knauerae Cichlid fish of Africa Lake fish of Africa Freshwater fish of Cameroon Endemic fauna of Cameroon Fish described in 2011 {{Tilapiini-stub