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Latidae (Lates perches)
Etymology: Lates: Latin, lateo, latere = to be hidden.
Eponymy: Dr Jean Hubert Louis Stappers (1883–1916) was a Belgian zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical; 3°S - 9°S
Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 23.6, range 20 - 27 cm
Max length : 45.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4967)
Space between dorsal fins more or less equal to length of first dorsal fin.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Closely associated with sardines on which it depends (Ref. 4967).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Daget, J., 1986. Centropomidae. p. 293-296. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3636)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
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