Lates japonicus
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Lates japonicus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

5

Countries

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

PERCIFORMES

Family

LATIDAE

Genus

Lates

Lates japonicus belongs to the family LATIDAE, order PERCIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajor
04Threats

Threats

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing
06Range

Found in 5 Countries

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2026). Lates japonicus (Lates japonicus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/japanese-lates

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