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Eponymy: George Latimer Bates (1863–1940) was an American farmer and amateur ornithologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - ? ; dH range: 1 - 5. Tropical; 24°C - 26°C (Ref. 2060); 6°N - 1°N
Africa: south-western Cameroon (including the Sanaga, Lokoundje and Kienke systems), Equatorial Guinea (Mbini system) and northern Gabon; records from Fernando Poo (=Bioko) (Equatorial Guinea) need confirmation (Ref. 81260).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 81260)
Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Diagnosis: dorsal fin membrane pale, without dense black band; vertical bars on flanks usually strongly marked; if present on caudal fin, maculae are pale and restricted to the proximal region of the fin; female lacking belly coloration (Ref. 81260).
Pair-bonding, larvophilic mouthbrooder (Ref. 52307, 81260)with delayed uptake (Ref. 81260). Spawns in caves (Ref. 52307, 81260). Both parents brood offspring (Ref. 81260).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Female mouthbrooders, maximum number of 100 eggs (Ref. 2060).
Lamboj, A., 2001. Revision des Chromidotilapia batesii/finleyi-Komplexes (Teleostei, Perciformes), mit der Beschreibung einer neuen Gattung und dreier neuer Arten. Verh. Ges. Ichthyol. 2:11-47. (Ref. 39874)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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