Unga Cichlid Sarotherodon linnellii

Unga Cichlid
Unga Cichlid
Unga Cichlid
The Unga, also called the Black-bellied (Blackbelly) Tilapia, is one of a small number of species of cichlid native only to Cameroon's crater lake Barombi Mbo.
Unga Cichlid
Unga Cichlid
Unga Cichlid
Mainly silvery grey with mesh scales, it grows to some 19cm long.
Unga Cichlid
Unga Cichlid with shellfish
Unga Cichlid
Diet is mainly phytoplankton and small shellfish. The fish, mainly the females, mouthbrood their young.
Unga Cichlid
Unga Cichlid
Unga Cichlid
The Unga and the few other endemic Barombi Mbo fish are critically endangered due to human-caused pollution, deforestation, sedimentation, overfishing and introduction of predators.