Coptodon bythobates

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| status = CR

| status_system = IUCN3.1

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| taxon = Coptodon bythobates

| authority = (Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992)

| synonyms = Tilapia bythobates Stiassny, Schliewen & Dominey, 1992

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Coptodon bythobates 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),{{Cite iucn | author = Moelants, T. | title = Tilapia bythobates | page = e.T21890A9335776 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2010 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T21890A9335776.en | access-date = 25 December 2017}} although Bermin is too shallow to contain very high amounts of this gas.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}}