Lates mariae Steindachner, 1909
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The bigeye lates (Lates mariae) is a species of lates perch native to Lake Tanganyika and from the Lualaba drainage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Juveniles inhabit inshore habitats while adults inhabit benthic environments in deeper waters, being the top predator at depths of 100 metres (330 ft) and greater. It is known to make diurnal migrations to surface waters to prey on pelagic fishes. This species can reach a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL. This species is commercially important and is also popular as a game fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Bigeye lates; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:00:02.490115+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lates mariae Steindachner, 1909
- Name authority
- Steindachner, 1909
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Latidae
- Genus
- Lates
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLatidae Jordan, 1888
- genusLates Cuvier, 1828
- speciesLates mariae Steindachner, 1909
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lates. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lates angustifrons Boulenger, 1906 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates japonicus Katayama & Taki, 1984 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates stappersii (Boulenger, 1914) | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates uwisara Pethiyagoda & Gill, 2012 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates longispinis Worthington, 1932 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barramundiLates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lates lakdiva Pethiyagoda & Gill, 2012 | LatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Steindachner, F. (1909). Über einige neue Fischarten aus dem Tanganyikasee. Anzeiger Der Kaiserlichen Akademie Der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse, v. 46 (no. 24) (for 18 Nov. 1909): 399–404. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SJ3C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.