Hemibates stenosoma

Hemibates stenosoma is a species of fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa.

The Hemibates stenosoma lives in the pelagic, freshwater environment.

Hemibates stenosoma is a species of fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika in East Africa. The species is the only formally described representative of the genus Hemibates, with another yet undescribed species, namely Hemibates sp. More

Conservation: Hemibates stenosoma is evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as (LC) Least Concern (2006). More

Common names

Hemibates stenosoma in French (français)
Hohtopetoahven in Finnish (suomen kieli)
Limbata in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Luali in Swahili (Kiswahili)
Mpande in Bemba
窄身半攀丽鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
窄身半攀麗魚 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Cichlidae
Genus : Hemibates
Species : Hemibates stenosoma
Authority : Boulenger, 1901