Hemibates is a genus of cichlid from the tribe Bathybatini of the subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae. They are endemic to Lake Tanganyika. They are piscivorous. The genus was considered to be monospecific until the description of Hemibates koningsi in 2017. there is also at least one additional species in this genus, undescribed.
the description of Hemibates koningsi in 2017. there is also at least one additional species in this genus, undescribed. Hemibates koningsi Schedel &...
member of its genus., however, another species, Hemibates koningsi, which was formerly referred to as Hemibates sp. "stenosoma chituta" before its formal description...
(Bathybates and Hemibates) or plankton (Trematocara). They are mouthbrooders. This tribe is sometimes restricted to Bathybates, in which case Hemibates is in Hemibatini...
world. Some of the deep-water cichlids (e.g., Bathybates, Gnathochromis, Hemibates and Xenochromis) have been caught in places virtually devoid of oxygen...
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