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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 7 Edible 🎣 9 Game Fish

Latidae

Species
13
Genera
2
Max Length
200 cm
Max Weight
200.0 kg
Avg Trophic
4.13
Threatened
3

🌐 Geographic Distribution

South Africa
2 spp.
Kenya
2 spp.
Australia
2 spp.
Chad
1 spp.
Indonesia
1 spp.
Senegal
1 spp.
Ethiopia
1 spp.
PF
1 spp.
Uganda
1 spp.
Côte d'Ivoire
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
3 m
Deepest
60 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

💧 Freshwater
9
🔄 Diadromous
2
🌊 Marine
2

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
VU
EN
CR
DD
Least Concern 2
Vulnerable 3
Endangered 1
Critically Endangered 2
Data Deficient 1

🏆 World Records

weight
Nile perch - 104.32 kg
Lates niloticus
🎣 William Toth 📍 Lake Nasser, Egypt 📅 Dec 2000