Kalmar "Genus Lates" tana nufin rabe-raben kifaye a cikin dangin Latidae. Halin Lates ya haɗa da nau'o'in kifayen kifaye da yawa waɗanda aka fi sani da lates, Nile perch, ko Victoria perch. Wadannan kifayen sun fito ne daga Afirka kuma ana samun su a cikin koguna, tafkuna, da sauran wuraren zama na ruwa a fadin nahiyar. Yawanci suna da girma, tare da wasu nau'ikan suna girma har zuwa mita 2 tsayin su, kuma ana kimanta su azaman tushen abinci da kifi na wasa.