Latidae

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Latidae is a family of large predatory ray-finned fishes that includes the economically and ecologically significant Nile perch and related species.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Latidae canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
ray-finned fish family
taxon
bodySize large
class Actinopterygii
commonName lates perches
containsTaxon Lates
Psammoperca
describedAs family of large predatory ray-finned fishes
distribution Africa
Indo-Pacific region
ecologicalRole large predatory fishes
economicImportance aquaculture
commercial fisheries
food fish
finType ray-finned
habitat brackish water
coastal marine waters
freshwater
hasMember Lates niloticus
linked to: Nile perch

Nile perch
impact ecologically significant
economically significant
kingdom Animalia
notableSpecies Nile perch
order Perciformes
phylum Chordata
taxonRank family
trophicLevel top predator
typeGenus Lates

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nile perch family Latidae
Lates parentTaxon Latidae
Lates family Latidae