Lates \La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ({Lates
Niloticus}) inhabits the Nile, and another ({L. calcarifer})
is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are
valued as food fishes.