Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898
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 forktail lates (Lates microlepis) 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Forktail lates; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:00:10.625341+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1898
- 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 microlepis Boulenger, 1898
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 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 |
| Lates mariae Steindachner, 1909 | 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.
- Boulenger, G. A. (1898). Report on the fishes recently obtained by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1898 (pt 3): 494–497. 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:3SJ3D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.