Forktail lates
Lates microlepis Boulenger, 1898
Status not recordedbony fish
The forktail lates (Lates microlepis) is a species in the family Latidae, order Perciformes.
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Quick facts about the forktail lates
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the forktail lates live?
Not recorded
Is the forktail lates endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the forktail lates classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familyLatidae
- genusLates
- SpeciesLates microlepis Boulenger, 1898
Other names and names in other languages (8)
- lates malošupinnýCzech
- Barramundi-cauda-de-garfoPortuguese
- Inonzi (adult)Rundi
- Nonzi (adult)Swahili
- Isarabahanda (juvenile)Rundi
- Keke (juvenile singular)Swahili
- Makeke (juvenile)Swahili
- Sabalanda (juvenile)Swahili
Relatives of the forktail lates
Other species in the same genus Lates.

Nile perch
Lates niloticus

Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Tanganyika lates
Lates angustifrons
Sleek lates
Lates stappersii
Japanese lates
Lates japonicus
Bigeye lates
Lates mariae
CompareForktail lates vs Nile perchForktail lates vs BarramundiForktail lates vs Tanganyika latesForktail lates vs Sleek lates
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the forktail lates?
The forktail lates (Lates microlepis) belongs to the family Latidae in the order Perciformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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