Forktail lates

Lates microlepis

Critically Endangered Latid Fish in the Record

Forktail lates is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 93 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Latidae
Genus: Lates
Maximum length: 93 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: widely distributed in Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 36901 ) and present in the Malagarasi River delta (Ref. 54847 ).
Conservation status: CRCritically Endangered

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