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Latidae (Lates perches)
Etymology: Lates: Latin, lateo, latere = to be hidden.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal. Subtropical, preferred ?; 45°N - 24°N
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 130 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 40637); max. published weight: 33.0 kg (Ref. 40637)
Juveniles ascend rivers. Commercially cultured in Japan.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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