Forktail lates
| Lates microlepis | |
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| Species: | L. microlepis
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| Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898
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Lates microlepis, 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.[2]
References
- ^ Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lates microlepis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine>. Downloaded on 01 January 2014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lates microlepis". FishBase. December 2013 version.
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