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Ecology of Lates microlepis
 
Main Ref. Munyandorero, J. and L. Mwape, 2003
Remarks Young live inshore areas after leaving weed cover. Adults occupy mainly pelagic zones to which they are recruited with maturity at about 50 cm TL. Moves from place to place (up to 10 km per day) and tends to concentrate to the abundance of its main prey (Ref. 52862). In Zambian waters, species are abundant during rainy season, between November and May. Immature fish are rarely caught by pelagic fisheries and are conditioned to stay near shore, where they are commonly caught (Ref. 52862).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Lates microlepis may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

Feeding

Feeding type mainly animals (troph. 2.8 and up)
Feeding type Ref. Munyandorero, J. and L. Mwape, 2003
Feeding habit hunting macrofauna (predator)
Feeding habit Ref. Munyandorero, J. and L. Mwape, 2003
Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items 4.35 0.77 Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.
(e.g. 346)
(e.g. cnidaria)
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