Family Latidae - Lates perches
Order : Carangaria/misc Latidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 14 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : Yes | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Primary freshwater
Aquarium :
First Fossil Record :       Ref. Otero, O. 2004
Remark : Synonym of Centropomidae; Greenwood, 1976; Li et al., 2011 Li, C., R. Betancur-R., W. L. Smith, and G. Orti. 2011. Monophyly and interrelationships of Snook and Barramundi (Centropomidae sensu Greenwood) and five new markers for fish phylogenetics. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 60:463-71. Distribution: Africa, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Mainly freshwater. Perch-like fishes with concave snout profiles. Branchiostegal 7 rays. Important food fishes. Maximum length about 2 m. Subfamily Centropomidae: Latinae raised to family level (Ref. 54714).
Etymology :
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Otero, O. 2004
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification :

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Latidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
Labrus niloticus Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Centropomus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Lates albertianus Worthington, 1929
synonymjuniororiginal
Lates niloticus albertianus Worthington, 1929
synonymjuniorchange in rank
Lates niloticus rudolfianus Worthington, 1932
synonymjuniororiginal
! Lates nilotus rudolfianus Worthington, 1932
synonymjuniororiginal
Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Coius vacti Hamilton, 1822
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Pseudolates cavifrons Alleyne & Macleay, 1877
synonymjuniororiginal
Lates darwiniensis Macleay, 1878
synonymjuniororiginal
Lateolabrax japonicus (non Cuvier, 1828)
misappliedmisappliednew
Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898
acceptedseniororiginal
Lates angustifrons Boulenger, 1906
acceptedseniororiginal
Luciolates stappersii (non Boulenger, 1914)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Lates mariae Steindachner, 1909
acceptedseniororiginal
Lates stappersii (Boulenger, 1914)
acceptedseniornew
Luciolates stappersii Boulenger, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
! Lucilotes stappersii Boulenger, 1914
synonymseniororiginal
Luciolates brevior Boulenger, 1914
synonymjuniororiginal
Lates macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Lates longispinis Worthington, 1932
acceptedseniorchange in rank
Lates niloticus longispinis Worthington, 1932
synonymseniororiginal
Lates japonicus Katayama & Taki, 1984
acceptedseniororiginal
Lates lakdiva Pethiyagoda & Gill, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Lates uwisara Pethiyagoda & Gill, 2012
acceptedseniororiginal
Psammoperca datnioides Richardson, 1848
acceptedseniororiginal
Psammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier, 1828)
acceptedseniornew
Labrax waigiensis Cuvier, 1828
synonymseniororiginal
! Psammoperca waigensis (Cuvier, 1828)
synonymseniornew
Cnidon chinensis Müller & Troschel, 1849
synonymjuniororiginal
Hypopterus macropterus (Günther, 1859)
acceptedseniornew
Psammoperca macroptera Günther, 1859
synonymseniororiginal
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