Lates macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929 Recherche rapide

Attributs

  • DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
  • Common names : Albert lates (English) .
  • Current distribution known : endemic to Lake Albert, including the delta of the Murchison Nile .
  • Food habits / trophic level : it probably takes macro-invertebrates while young and converts to a fish diet at juvenile and adult stages .
  • Habitat / home range : common in the deep open waters, but can also be found in nearshore areas and river mouth .
  • Osteology : Otero, 2004 .
  • Phylogeny : Otero, 2004 .
  • Size : 290 mm TL .
  • Types :
    • Lates macrophthalmus Worthington, 1929: 436, fig. 7. Type locality: Lake Albert (Lake Albert Nyanza), depth 20-40 meters. Lectotype BMNH 1929.1.24.340; paralectotypes BMNH 1929.1.24.341-344, 1929.4.16.38, 1929.4.16.39-41. Lectotype selected by Holden 1967.