Sleek lates

Lates stappersii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Latidae
Genus: Lates
Species: L. stappersii
Binomial name
Lates stappersii
(Boulenger, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Luciolates stappersii Boulenger, 1914
  • Luciolates brevior Boulenger, 1914

Lates stappersii, the Sleek lates, is a species of lates perch endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This species can reach a length of 45 centimetres (18 in) SL. It is very important to local commercial fisheries.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lates stappersii. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 01 January 2014.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lates stappersii" in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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