Forktail lates
Lates microlepis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Latidae |
Genus: | Lates |
Species: | L. microlepis |
Binomial name | |
Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898 | |
Lates microlepis, the Forktail lates, is a species of lates perch endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Juveniles inhabit inshore habitats, moving as adults to open-water pelagic zones where it preys on other fishes. This species can reach a length of 93 centimetres (37 in) TL and the greatest reported weight of this species is 8.3 kilograms (18 lb). It is a commercially important species and is also popular as a game fish.[2]
References
- ↑ Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lates microlepis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 January 2014.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lates microlepis" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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