Bathybates
Encyclopedia
Bathybates is a small genus
of predatory cichlid
fish. The genus is endemic to Lake Tanganyika
in east Africa
and contains 7 species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of predatory cichlid
Cichlid
Cichlids are fishes from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Cichlids are members of a group known as the Labroidei along with the wrasses , damselfish , and surfperches . This family is both large and diverse. At least 1,300 species have been scientifically described, making it one of...
fish. The genus is endemic to Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...
in east Africa
East Africa
East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
and contains 7 species.
Species
- Bathybates fasciatusBathybates fasciatusBathybates fasciatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Boulenger, 1901 - Bathybates feroxBathybates feroxBathybates ferox is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is Lake Tanganyika.-References:...
Boulenger, 1898 - Bathybates graueriBathybates graueriBathybates graueri is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Steindachner, 1911 - Bathybates horniiBathybates horniiBathybates hornii is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Steindachner, 1911 - Bathybates leoBathybates leoBathybates leo is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
Poll, 1956 - Bathybates minorBathybates minorBathybates minor is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are intermittent freshwater lakes and inland deltas. It is threatened by habitat loss....
Boulenger, 1906 - Bathybates vittatusBathybates vittatusBathybates vittatus is a species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is freshwater lakes.-References:...
Boulenger, 1914