Lates

Lates

Taxobox
name = "Lates"
fossil_range = Oligocene - recent [Murray,A.M., Attia,Y.S. A new species of "Lates" (Teleostei: Perciformes) from the Lower Oligocene of Egypt , Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 2004, 24(2):299–308 ]


image_width = 250px
image_caption = Nile perch ("L. niloticus")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Latidae
genus = "Lates"
genus_authority = Cuvier, 1828
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Lates" is a genus of freshwater and marine fish in the family Latidae of the order Perciformes. The type species is "Lates niloticus", the Nile perch. The "Lates" species are native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans and to rivers and lakes in Africa; several species are endemic to the Rift Valley lakes. The generic name is also used as a common name, lates, for many of the species.

These fishes range in size from less than 30 cm (12 in) to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in maximum overall length, the largest species reaching weights of up to 200 kg (440 lb). They all have the characteristic centropomid shape, with the two-part dorsal fin and general percoid form.

Inhabiting a variety of habitats, the "Lates" species are generally carnivorous, feeding on invertebrates and other fish.

The Nile perch of this genus has become infamous as an invasive species in Lake Victoria in eastern Africa.

The generic name "Lates" derives from the Latin "latēre" (to be hidden).

pecies

* Tanganyika lates, "Lates angustifrons" Boulenger, 1906
* Barramundi, "Lates calcarifer" (Bloch, 1790)
* Japanese lates, "Lates japonicus" Katayama & Taki, 1984
* Rudolf lates, "Lates longispinis" Worthington, 1932
* Albert lates, "Lates macrophthalmus" Worthington, 1929
* Bigeye lates, "Lates mariae" Steindachner, 1909
* Forktail lates, "Lates microlepis" Boulenger, 1898
* Nile perch, "Lates niloticus" (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Sleek lates, "Lates stappersii" (Boulenger, 1914)

References

*FishBase_genus|genus=Lates|year=2004|month=October
*ITIS|ID=167668|taxon=Lates|year=2004|date=20 December


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