Lates

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See also: lates and låtes

Translingual

Lates niloticus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λάτος (látos, “Nile perch”).

Proper noun

Lates m

A taxonomic genus within the family Centropomidae – the lates perches, including the Nile perch.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Perciformes - order; Centropomidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Lates niloticus (Nile perch) - type species; Lates calcarifer (Asian seabass) - selected other species; for others see Lates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Lates on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lates on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lates on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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