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Sleek lates

Lates stappersii (Boulenger, 1914)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sleek lates (Lates stappersii) is a species in the family Latidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the sleek 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 sleek lates live?

Not recorded

Is the sleek 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 sleek lates classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLatidae
  6. genusLates
  7. SpeciesLates stappersii (Boulenger, 1914)

Synonyms Lucilotes stappersii, Luciolates brevior, Luciolates stappersii

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • lates úhlednýCzech
  • Barramundi-espelhoPortuguese
  • Umukeke (singular)Rundi
  • Mukeke (singular)Swahili
  • Inyamu Inyamu (juvenile)Rundi
  • Migebuka (singular)Swahili
  • Nyamu Nyamu (juvenile)Swahili

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sleek 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 sleek lates?

The sleek lates (Lates stappersii) 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). Sleek lates (Lates stappersii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sleek-lates

MLA

“Sleek lates (Lates stappersii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sleek-lates.

BibTeX
@misc{sleek_lates_2026,
  title = {Sleek lates (Lates stappersii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sleek-lates},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}