Biology:Coptodon thysi
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Short description: Species of fish
| 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 (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Tilapia thysi Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992 | |
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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia thysi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T21896A9337065. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21896A9337065.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21896/9337065. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Coptodon thysi" 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 ☰ Q1941022 entry
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