Bathybatini Explained

Bathybatini is a tribe of cichlids endemic to Lake Tanganyika in Africa. They are mostly found in relatively deep waters and mainly feed on fish (Bathybates and Hemibates) or plankton (Trematocara).[1] They are mouthbrooders.[1]

This tribe is sometimes restricted to Bathybates, in which case Hemibates is in Hemibatini and Trematocara in Trematocarini.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 9.
  2. Weiss. Cotterill. Schliewen. amp. 2015. Lake Tanganyika—A 'Melting Pot' of Ancient and Young Cichlid Lineages (Teleostei: Cichlidae)?. PLOS ONE. 10. 7. 10.1371/journal.pone.0125043. 4415804. 25928886. e0125043. free. 2015PLoSO..1025043W .
  3. Meyer. Matschiner. Salzburger. amp. 2015. A tribal level phylogeny of Lake Tanganyika cichlid fishes based on a genomic multi-marker approach. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83. 56–71. 10.1016/j.ympev.2014.10.009. 4334724. 25433288.

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