Species that contain: Lates and niloticus [ 6 ] records

albertianus, Lates Worthington [E. B.] 1929:437, Figs. 8-9 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1929 (Pt 3, no. 29) (art. 34); ref. 16064] Lake Albert [Lake Albert Nyanza]. Syntypes: (50) BMNH 1904.1.19.20 (1), 1929.4.16.31-37 (7), 1929.1.24.345-346 (3, ? now 2). See Harrison 1991 [ref. 20142]. •Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Daget 1986:294 [ref. 6203], Otero 2004:86 [ref. 27721]). Current status: Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Latidae. Habitat: freshwater.

latus, Perca Geoffroy St. Hilaire [E.] 1809:[276], Pl. 9 (fig. 1) [Poissons du Nil v. 1 (part 1); ref. 4182] Nile River. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:99-100 [ref. 12478]. The page number is from a different edition. •Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Current status: Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Latidae. Habitat: freshwater.

longispinis, Lates niloticus Worthington [E. B.] 1932:134 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 38 (no. 258); ref. 16405] Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya. Syntypes: (6) BMNH 1932.6.13.102-106 (5, ?now 4). See Harrison 1991 [ref. 20142]. •Valid as Lates longispinis Worthington 1932 -- (Greenwood 1976:77 [ref. 14198], Daget 1986:295 [ref. 6203], Seegers et al. 2003:42 [ref. 28087] dated to 1929, Otero 2004:86 [ref. 27721]). Current status: Valid as Lates longispinis Worthington 1932. Latidae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Rudolf. Habitat: freshwater.

macrolepidota, Lates niloticus var. Pellegrin [J.] 1922:76 [Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France v. 47 (no. 3/4); ref. 5028] Oubanghi River at Bangui, French Congo. Holotype (unique): MNHN 1921-0444. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:73 [ref. 12478]. •Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Daget 1986:294 [ref. 6203]). Current status: Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Latidae. Habitat: freshwater.

niloticus, Labrus Linnaeus [C.] 1758:286 [Systema Naturae, Ed. X v. 1; ref. 2787] Egypt. No types known. See Harrison 1991 [ref. 20142]. •Valid as Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Greenwood 1976:77 [ref. 14198], Daget 1986:293 [ref. 6203] but with original genus as Perca, Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1992:662 [ref. 21590], Evseenko 1996:727 [ref. 24666], Fuller et al. 1999:343 [ref. 25838], Dankwa et al. 1999:44 [ref. 28023], Seegers et al. 2003:42 [ref. 28087], Otero 2004:86 [ref. 27721], Liu 2007:405 [ref. 30077], Neumann et al. 2016:307 [ref. 35036], Akoth et al. 2023:14 [ref. 40069]). Current status: Valid as Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Latidae. Distribution: Africa: Western Africa, Nile basin and Congo basin; introduced in eastern African lakes. Habitat: freshwater.

rudolfianus, Lates niloticus Worthington [E. B.] 1932:133 [The Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology v. 38 (no. 258); ref. 16405] Lake Rudolf [Lake Turkana], Kenya. Syntypes: BMNH 1930.6.13.107-112 (7, ?now 5), plus 34 specimens not preserved. See Harrison 1991 [ref. 20142]. •Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758) -- (Daget 1986:294 [ref. 6203]). Current status: Synonym of Lates niloticus (Linnaeus 1758). Latidae. Habitat: freshwater.