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Cichlidae
Bathybates ferox
Bathybates ferox
Cichlid of African Waters
- Tropical
- Local endemic species
- Single-lake endemic
- Freshwater fish
- Africa
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Freshwater fish
Africa
MediumBathybates ferox is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 38.5 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cichlids and Allies
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Bathybates
- Maximum length
- 38.5 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Distribution
- Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
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Order
Family
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