Freshly collected from Kasanga
An individual of Bathybates leo freshly collected at Kasanga, Lake Tanganyika [Tanzania]. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings

Family
Cichlidae

Sub-family
Pseudocrenilabrinae

Tribe
Bathybatini

Genus
Bathybates


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02-Dec-2011

Bathybates leo Poll, 1956

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Original description as Bathybates leo:

ZooBank:CC7BEF78-439D-4DA9-8BB1-D422EECB0AC5.

  • Poll, Max. 1956. "Poissons Cichlidae - Bathybates leo n. sp.". Exploration hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947) - Résultats scientifiques. 397-401 (crc03456)

Conservation: Bathybates leo is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).