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Forktail lates

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.

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Forktail lates
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Centropomoidei
Family: Latidae
Genus: Lates
Species:
L. microlepis
Binomial name
Lates microlepis
Boulenger, 1898

The forktail lates (Lates microlepis) 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

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  1. Ntakimazi, G. (2006). "Lates microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006 e.T60837A12416878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60837A12416878.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lates microlepis". FishBase. December 2013 version.