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> Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Latidae (Lates perches)
Etymology: Lates: Latin, lateo, latere = to be hidden.
More on author: Boulenger.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce pelágico(a,os,as). Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059); 3°S - 9°S

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Africa: widely distributed in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 36901) and present in the Malagarasi River delta (Ref. 54847).

Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m 51.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 93.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 40637); peso máx. Publicado: 8.3 kg (Ref. 4699)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Caudal fin emarginate in juveniles.

Juveniles live in a specific inshore habitat until they reach 18 cm, thereafter it lives in the superficial pelagic zone; exclusively pelagic predator, feeding on clupeids and to a lesser extent on Luciolates; highly susceptible to intensive fishing (Ref. 2216). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Juveniles often found near river mouths, but not in the rivers (Ref. 36901). Also caught using handlines (Ref. 4967).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

May breed in areas with plants (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Coulter, G.W., 1976. The biology of Lates species in Lake Tanganyika, and the status of the pelagic fishery for Lates species and Luciolates stapersii. J. Fish Biol. 9(3):235-259. (Ref. 2216)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898