The
Latidae, known as the
lates perches, are a family of perch-like fishes found in
Africa,
Asia and the
Indian and western
Pacific Oceans. The family includes about 13 species. The family, previously classified subfamily Latinae in family
Centropomidae, was raised to family status in 2004 after a
cladistic analysis showed the original Centropomidae were
paraphyletic.