Biology:Bathybates graueri

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Short description: Species of fish

Bathybates graueri
Bathybates graueri.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Bathybates
Species:
B. graueri
Binomial name
Bathybates graueri

Bathybates graueri 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] The specific name of this fish honours the Austrian explorer and zoologist Rudolf Grauer (1870-1927), who was the collector of the type.[3]

References

  1. Bigirimana, C. (2006). "Bathybates graueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T60468A12369274. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60468A12369274.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60468/12369274. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Bathybates graueri" in FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (a-g)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 July 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/cichlidae2/. Retrieved 20 January 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3318724 entry