Bathybates ferox

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/bathybates-ferox

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1. How big is Bathybates ferox?Maximum length approximately 30 centimeters (1 foot)
2. What is the scientific name?Bathybates ferox
3. What is the habitat?Pelagic and deeper littoral zones of Lake Tanganyika, East Africa
4. Where does Bathybates ferox live in the lake?It swims in the middle and deeper parts of the lake where the light is dim, letting it hide while it waits for prey.
5. What does Bathybates ferox eat?It mainly eats smaller fish, helping keep their numbers balanced in the lake.

Endemic: Native or restricted to a certain country or area.
Adaptive Radiation: The diversification of a group of organisms into forms filling different ecological niches.
Trophic Dynamics: The study of the flow of energy and nutrients through an ecosystem's feeding levels.
Piscivorous: Feeding on fish.