Lates longispinis
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[edit] Rudolf lates
Lates longispinis, also known as the Rudolf lates or Turkana perch, is a deepwater African perch that is endemic to lake Turkana in Ethiopia and is also found in lake Rudolf in Kenya.This fish gets to about 27.5 cm long. Lates longispinis is important to commercial fisheres and is also known as a gamefish. However, it is not known to exist in the aquarium fish trade.
[edit] Habitat
Lates longispinis lives mostly in deepwater areas in lake Rudolf in Kenya and lake Turkana in Ethiopia.
[edit] Feeding
The Rudolf lates lives in deep waters, eating prawns off the bottom of the lakes and feeding on schooling characins in the mid-water column.
[edit] Breeding
Not much is known about the breeding habits of L. longispinis. It spawns in the open water in the middle of the lake, and parental care is highly unlikely. The eggs and fry are believed to be pelagic, and the babies mature at 25-30cm long.
[edit] Conservation
There are no reliable population estimates readily available for this fish.The range of the Rudolf lates is limited. The population trend of this fish, however, is said to be going up. There are no immediate threats to this fish, however, there are a few slightly insignificant long-term threats, suc as overfishing. Consequently, there have not been many large scale conservation efforts or scientific studies with this species, though they may be needed. There is not enough information to determine whether this species is threatened or not. The ICUN Red List classifies this species as DD, or Data Deficient.
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