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Coptodon bemini

Coptodon bemini 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.

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Coptodon bemini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Coptodon
Species:
C. bemini
Binomial name
Coptodon bemini
Synonyms2
  • Tilapia bemini Thys van den Audenaerde, 1972

Coptodon bemini 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),1 although Bermin is too shallow to contain very high amounts of this gas.3

References

References

  1. Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia bemini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T21889A9335582. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21889A9335582.en. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coptodon bemini". 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