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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Bathybates: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, baino, bates = to go, to walk (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Rudolf Grauer (1870–1927) was an Austrian explorer and zoologist who collected extensively during an expedition to the Belgian Congo (1909) and again (1910–1911) on an expedition paid for by the Austrian Imperial Museum. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce pélagique. Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5605)
Forms schools. Feeds mainly on clupeids (Ref. 6770).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Maréchal, C. and M. Poll, 1991. Bathybates. p. 21-24. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4. (Ref. 5605)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01445 (0.00674 - 0.03099), b=2.99 (2.82 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming Fec<1000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
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