genus
Lates
Lates is a genus in the family Latidae. This database currently files 14 species under it.
- Species filed
- 14
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 14%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Lates
Ranked by popularity score.

Nile perch
Lates niloticus

Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
Tanganyika lates
Lates angustifrons
Sleek lates
Lates stappersii
Japanese lates
Lates japonicus
Forktail lates
Lates microlepis
Bigeye lates
Lates mariae
Albert lates
Lates macrophthalmus
How threatened is Lates?
2 of 14 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| LCLeast Concern | 2 | 100% |
All species in Lates
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nile perch | Lates niloticus | Latidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Barramundi | Lates calcarifer | Latidae | Least Concern | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Tanganyika lates | Lates angustifrons | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sleek lates | Lates stappersii | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Japanese lates | Lates japonicus | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Forktail lates | Lates microlepis | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Bigeye lates | Lates mariae | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Albert lates | Lates macrophthalmus | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Rudolf lates | Lates longispinis | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sri Lankan lates | Lates lakdiva | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Myanmar sea bass | Lates uwisara | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lates nobilis | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lates odessanus | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Lates pliocaenus | Latidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |