Got a picture?
Please do send it in!
 All Fishes Data Sheet | |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Bathybates leo Poll, 1956 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Bay of Nyanza, Lake Tanganyika, depth 60 meters. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 260mm or 10.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2006. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946-1947). Résultats scientifiques. v. 3 (fasc. 5 B), pp 397, Fig. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
 | Look up B. leo on Fishbase |
 | Look up B. leo on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up B. leo on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:3.42.518.3118 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:41 (species record created: 2011 Apr 13 08:45) |