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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?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLatidae
  6. genusLates
  7. 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

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the forktail lates

Other species in the same genus Lates.

LC, Least Concern
Barramundi (Lates calcarifer)

Barramundi

Lates calcarifer

Latidae

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Common questions

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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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Forktail lates (Lates microlepis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/forktail-lates

MLA

“Forktail lates (Lates microlepis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/forktail-lates.

BibTeX
@misc{forktail_lates_2026,
  title = {Forktail lates (Lates microlepis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/forktail-lates},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}