Bathybatini is a
tribe
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of
cichlid
Cichlids ()
are a large, diverse, and widespread family of percomorph fish in the family Cichlidae, order Cichliformes. At least 1,760 species have been scientifically described, making it one of the largest vertebrate families, with on ...
s
endemic
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to
Lake Tanganyika
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in Africa. They are mostly found in relatively deep waters and mainly feed on fish (''
Bathybates'' and ''
Hemibates'') or
plankton
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(''
Trematocara'').
[Smith, M.P. (1998). Lake Tanganyikan Cichlids, p. 9. ] They are
mouthbrooders.
[
This tribe is sometimes restricted to ''Bathybates'', in which case ''Hemibates'' is in Hemibatini and ''Trematocara'' in Trematocarini.]
References
Pseudocrenilabrinae
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