Coptodon bythobates

Coptodon bythobates
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Coptodon
Species:	C. bythobates
Binomial name
Coptodon bythobates (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
Synonyms[2]
Tilapia 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.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia bythobates". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T21890A9335776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21890A9335776.en. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coptodon bythobates". FishBase. December 2019 version.
3. 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