Bathybates leo

Species of fish

Bathybates leo
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Bathybates
Species:
B. leo
Binomial name
Bathybates leo
Poll, 1956

Bathybates leo is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it forms schools and feeds mainly on clupeids.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Bathybates leo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60471A12369625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60471A12369625.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Bathybates leo" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Bathybates leo


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