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Latidae

Sleek lates

Lates stappersii

Latid Fish Reaching Forty Five Centimeters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Single-lake endemic
Freshwater fish
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Sleek lates is known from Africa as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Jacks, Flatfishes, Barracudas, and Allies
Family: Latidae
Genus: Lates
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Conservation status: VUVulnerable

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