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Bathybates ferox Boulenger, 1898

Common Names

  • Pilkkupetoahven , Finnish , Finland
  • 兇猛淵麗魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 凶猛渊丽鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cichliformes

    Family: Cichlidae

    Genus: Bathybates

    Species: Bathybates ferox Boulenger, 1898

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.

    • Biology

    Forms schools. Feeds mainly on clupeids (Ref. 6770).

    Habitat

    pelagic

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless