Tanganyika lates
| Lates angustifrons | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Latidae |
| Genus: | Lates |
| Species: | L. angustifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Lates angustifrons Boulenger, 1906 | |
Lates angustifrons, the Tanganyika lates, is a species of lates perch endemic to Lake Tanganyika. It is a widespread predator on other fishes. This species can reach a length of 200 centimetres (79 in) SL and the greatest recorded weight is 100 kilograms (220 lb). This species is important commercially and is also popular as a game fish. It is threatened by the pressures that these activities put upon the population.[2]
References
- ↑ Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lates angustifrons. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Lates angustifrons" in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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