| Bathybates vittatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cichliformes |
| Family: | Cichlidae |
| Genus: | Bathybates |
| Species: | B. vittatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bathybates vittatus Boulenger, 1914 | |
Bathybates vittatus is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it forms schools and feeds mainly on clupeids. [2]
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