Coptodon thysi 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] The specific name honours the Dutch ichthyologist Dirk Thys van den Audenaerde (b. 1934), a pioneer of the study of tilapine cichlids in Africa.[4]
| Coptodon thysi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Coptodon |
| Species: | C. thysi
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptodon thysi | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Tilapia thysi Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia thysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T21896A9337065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21896A9337065.en. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Coptodon thysi". FishBase. December 2019 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
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (2 October 2019). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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