Coptodon snyderae

Coptodon snyderae
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Coptodon
Species:	C. snyderae
Binomial name
	Coptodon 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).

References

World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Tilapia snyderae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 August 2007.

^ Dunz, A.R. & Schliewen, U.K. (2013): Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as “Tilapia”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Available online 29 March 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.03.015

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