Hemibates stenosoma
| Hemibates stenosoma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Hemibates stenosoma (above) and Bathybates fasciatus (below) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudocrenilabrinae |
| Tribe: | Bathybatini |
| Genus: | Hemibates Regan, 1920 |
| Species: | H. stenosoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemibates stenosoma (Boulenger, 1901) | |
Hemibates stenosoma is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. It is generally most numerous at depths between 80 and 200 m (260–660 ft), but performs a seasonal migration to inshore regions when it can occur as shallow as 20 m (65 ft).[1][2] It is predatory, feeding on fish and prawns,[2] and grows to a total length of 30 cm (1 ft).[3] This species is the only formally described member of its genus.[3]
There is another species, Hemibates koningsi, which was formerly referred to as referred to as Hemibates sp. "stenosoma chituta" before its formal description.
References
- 1 2 Bigirimana, C. 2006. Hemibates stenosoma. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 April 2013.
- 1 2 Lowe-McConnell, R.H. (1987). Ecological Studies in Tropical Fish Communities, p. 92. ISBN 0-521-28064-8.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hemibates stenosoma" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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