Bathybates
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Bathybates is a genus of piscivorous cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The genus includes both pelagic species that mainly feed on Tanganyika sardines and benthic species that mainly feed on other cichlids.[1] They are some of the deepest-living cichlids, regularly occurring down to Script error: No such module "convert"..[1]
They are elongated in shape with a silvery color and a dark spotted or striped pattern. Depending on the species involved, they reach lengths of up to Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
Although not closely related, they have sometimes been compared to piscivorous Rhamphochromis cichlids of Lake Malawi.[3]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Bathybates fasciatus Boulenger, 1901
- Bathybates ferox Boulenger, 1898
- Bathybates graueri Steindachner, 1911
- Bathybates hornii Steindachner, 1911
- Bathybates leo Poll, 1956
- Bathybates minor Boulenger, 1906
- Bathybates vittatus Boulenger, 1914
References
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- ↑ a b Kirchberger; Sefc; Sturmbauer; and Koblmuller (2012). Evolutionary History of Lake Tanganyika’s Predatory Deepwater Cichlids. International Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Volume 2012, Article ID 716209.
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- ↑ Lindqvist, O.V.; H. Mölsä; K. Solonen; J. Sarvala, editors (1999). From Limnology to Fisheries: Lake Tanganyika and Other Large Lakes. Pp. 213—214. Springer. Template:ISBN
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