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 | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lates stappersii" in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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