Lates (Noun)
Meaning
A genus of large percoid fishes of fresh and brackish water.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Lates is a genus of large percoid fishes that can be found in various bodies of fresh and brackish water.
- The Nile perch, Lates niloticus, is a species of lates fish native to the Nile and other river systems in Africa.
- These large predatory lates fish feed on a variety of prey including fish and crustaceans in their ecosystem.
- Some species of lates, such as the Nile perch, have become invasive in various freshwater habitats due to human introduction.
- Members of the lates genus are diverse and widespread across Africa and Asia in their respective habitats.