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Coptodon imbriferna

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Species of fish

Coptodon imbriferna
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Coptodon
Species: C. imbriferna
Binomial name
Coptodon imbriferna
(Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
Synonyms

Tilapia imbriferna Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992

Coptodon imbriferna is a critically endangered species of fish in the cichlid family. It is endemic to Lake Bermin in Cameroon. 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), although Bermin is too shallow to contain very high amounts of this gas.

References

  1. ^ Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia imbriferna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T21893A9336486. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21893A9336486.en. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coptodon imbriferna". 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
Taxon identifiers
Tilapia imbriferna


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