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Latidae

Fish Families

Latidae is a family of predatory fish comprising the genus Lates, found in freshwater, brackish and marine waters across Africa and the Indo-Pacific region. The family includes the Nile perch, one of the largest freshwater fish, notorious for its ecological impact after introduction to Lake Victoria.

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Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
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Family 2
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ262974, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Latidae
Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)View the Source
Wikidata: Latidae
Wikidata Q262974, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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