Biology:Coptodon snyderae
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Short description: Species of fish
| Coptodon snyderae | |
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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. snyderae
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptodon snyderae (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Tilapia snyderae Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992 | |
Coptodon snyderae 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 of this cichlid honours Alexandra Snyder (b. 1953), a museum collection manager, whose assistance in the field contributed to the success of Wallace J. Dominey's 1985 expedition to Lake Bermin, Cameroon.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia snyderae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T21894A9336679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21894A9336679.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21894/9336679. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "coptodon snyderae" in 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
- ↑ "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2 October 2019. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q1939906 entry
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