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Lates microlepis (Forktail lates; Tanganyika salmon)

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Wikipedia Abstract

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.
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Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Lates microlepis

Prey / Diet

Lates stappersii (Sleek lates)[1]

Predators

Perissodus microlepis (Bluespotted cichlid)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Dujardinascaris helicina[2]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0