Coptodon bythobates
| Coptodon bythobates | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Coptodon[2] |
| Species: | C. bythobates |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptodon bythobates (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992) | |
Coptodon bythobates is a critically endangered species of fish in the cichlid family. It is endemic to Lake Bermin in Cameroon.[3] It is threatened by pollution and sedimentation from human activities, and potentially also by large emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the lake's bottom (compare Lake Nyos),[1] although Bermin is too shallow to contain very high amounts of this gas.[4]
References
- 1 2 Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia bythobates". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T21890A9335776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21890A9335776.en. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ↑ Dunz, A.R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as “Tilapia”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 29 March 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Tilapia bythobates" in FishBase. April 2011 version.
- ↑ Freeth, S.J.; C.O. Ofoegbu; and K.M. Onuoha (1992). Natural Hazards in West and Central Africa, pp. 50—51. ISBN 978-3-663-05239-5
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