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Eolates gracilis AGASSIZ, 1843
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Taxonomy
Perch
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
Order: Perciformes Bleeker 1859
Family: Latidae Jordan 1888
Genus: Eolates
Species: Eolates gracilis
Author Citation AGASSIZ, 1843
Geological Time Scale
Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Cenozoic
Period: Paleogene
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Eocene
International Age: Lutetian
Stratigraphy
Monte Bolca Formation
Biostratigraphy
Alveolina dainelli Zone
Provenance
Acquired by: Purchase/Trade
Dimensions
Length: 18 cm
Location
Pesciara ("The Fishbowl")
Monte Bolca near Verona
Veneto
Italy
Comments
Lates is a genus of freshwater and marine fish belonging to the order Perciformes. The lates species are now native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans and to rivers and lakes in Africa. The lates species are generally carnivorous, feeding on invertebrates and other fish. The Nile perch, Lates niloticus, is one of the largest freshwater fish, it reaches a maximum length of nearly two metres (more than six feet), weighing up to 200 kg (440 lb).
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