Albert lates

Albert lates
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Latidae
Genus: Lates
Species: L. macrophthalmus
Binomial name
Lates macrophthalmus
Worthington, 1929
Synonyms
  • Lates niloticus macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929

Lates macrophthalmus, the Albert lates, is a species of lates perch endemic to Lake Albert in Africa. This species is found in open waters at depths of from 20 to 40 metres (66 to 131 ft). It can reach a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) TL. It is commercially important and is also popular as a game fish.[2]

References

  1. Twongo, T.K. 2006. Lates macrophthalmus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.>. Downloaded on 28 December 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lates macrophthalmus" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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