Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Bigeye lates (Lates mariae), recorded as Critically Endangered
Bigeye lates (Lates mariae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Bigeye lates

Lates mariae

Bigeye lates is a ray-finned fish in the family Latidae (order Perciformes) — Lates mariae, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Lates mariae
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Latidae · Lates

The ray-finned fish

This species can reach a length of 80 centimetres (31 in) TL.

Range and habitat

The bigeye lates is a lates perch native to Lake Tanganyika and from the Lualaba drainage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Juveniles inhabit inshore habitats while adults inhabit benthic environments in deeper waters, being the top predator at depths of 100 metres (330 ft) and greater.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

It is known to make diurnal migrations to surface waters to prey on pelagic fishes.

In crisis

Bigeye lates is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Bigeye lates, Wikidata item Q4906831. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Forktail lates (Lates microlepis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Forktail lates

Lates microlepis
Photograph of Tanganyika lates (Lates angustifrons), recorded as EndangeredEN

Tanganyika lates

Lates angustifrons
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Bigeye lates?
Bigeye lates is a ray-finned fish in the family Latidae (order Perciformes) — Lates mariae.
What is the conservation status of Bigeye lates?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Lates mariae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Bigeye lates live?
The bigeye lates is a lates perch native to Lake Tanganyika and from the Lualaba drainage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Why is Bigeye lates in crisis?
Juveniles inhabit inshore habitats while adults inhabit benthic environments in deeper waters, being the top predator at depths of 100 metres (330 ft) and greater.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Lates mariae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Bigeye lates a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.