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Tanganyika lates

Lates angustifrons Boulenger, 1906

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the tanganyika 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 tanganyika lates live?

Not recorded

Is the tanganyika 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 tanganyika lates classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyLatidae
  6. genusLates
  7. SpeciesLates angustifrons Boulenger, 1906
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • lates úzkočelýCzech
  • CapitaineFrench
  • Barramundi-de-TanganicaPortuguese
  • Ingomba (adults)Rundi
  • Ngomba (adults)Swahili
  • Makeke (juvenile)Swahili
  • Sangara (adult)Swahili

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the tanganyika 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 tanganyika lates?

The tanganyika lates (Lates angustifrons) 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). Tanganyika lates (Lates angustifrons). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tanganyika-lates

MLA

“Tanganyika lates (Lates angustifrons).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/tanganyika-lates.

BibTeX
@misc{tanganyika_lates_2026,
  title = {Tanganyika lates (Lates angustifrons)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tanganyika-lates},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}