Coptodon spongotroktis

Coptodon spongotroktis
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Coptodon
Species:	C. spongotroktis
Binomial name
	Coptodon spongotroktis; (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)
Synonyms[2]
	Tilapia spongotroktis Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992

Coptodon spongotroktis 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

Moelants, T. (2010). "Tilapia spongotroktis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T21895A9336872. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21895A9336872.en. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Coptodon spongotroktis" 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

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