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Coptodon bythobates
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
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
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. 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 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

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