Nile perch - Wikipedia
The Nile perch (Lates niloticus), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, African barramundi, Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria perch, is a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It is widespread throughout much of the Afrotropical realm, being native to the Congo, Nile, Senegal, Niger and Lake ...
Nile perch | Freshwater, African, Predator | Britannica
Nile perch, (species Lates niloticus), large food and game fish of the family Centropomidae (order Perciformes), found in the Nile and other rivers and lakes of Africa. A large-mouthed fish, the Nile perch is greenish or brownish above and silvery below and grows to …
Origins of the Nile Perch in Lake Victoria - Oxford Academic
2005年9月1日 · The nonnative Nile perch (Lates niloticus) in Lake Victoria, and the ecological changes associated with the species' establishment and expansion there, has elicited tremendous attention from biologists. Yet it has never been clear why, when, or …
Facts About the Life and Behavior of Nile Perch - LiveAbout
2019年2月1日 · A member of the Centropomidae family and a relative of snook and barramundi, the Nile perch ( Lates niloticus) is one of the world’s largest freshwater fish, and one of the most highly valued foods and angling species of the African continent.
尼羅尖吻鱸 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
尼羅尖吻鱸 （學名： Lates niloticus），俗作 尼羅河鱸，是 鱸形目 的 尖嘴鱸科 中 淡水 的一個物種。 牠們在 衣索比亞界 生物地理區 分佈很廣，會出現於 查德湖 、 剛果河 、 尼羅河 、 塞内加尔河 、 圖爾卡納湖 及其他河川流域，亦曾在 埃及 馬雷奧蒂斯湖 帶微 鹹 的水中被發現。 其俗名包括 African snook 以及大量在非洲不同語言中的名字。 尼羅河鱸呈銀色，帶淡藍色。 牠們有特別黑的眼，外圈呈鮮黃色。 牠們是最大淡水魚之一，最長可達近2米，重達200公斤 [ 1 ]。 成魚可 …
Nile perch (Lates niloticus) - Species Profile
The Nile perch is of great commercial importance in East Africa (especially the Lake Victoria Basin), where the fishery has brought modernization (e.g., electricity) and profitability to fishing villages that were traditionally based on subsistence fishing (Abila 1998).
Nile perch - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The Nile perch (Lates niloticus), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, African barramundi, Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria perch, is a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It is widespread throughout much of the Afrotropical realm, being native to the Congo, Nile, Senegal, Niger and Lake ...
ADW: Lates niloticus: INFORMATION
Lates niloticus (Nile perch) is widespread throughout the Ethiopian Region of Africa, occurring commonly in all major river basins including Nile, Chad, Niger, Senegal and Volta. The nilotic population penetrates northwards well into the geographical limits of the Mediterranean Region and is present in the waters of Lake Mariout situated in the ...
Impact of an Invasive Species - Education
2024年4月8日 · As many as 100 cichlid species in the lake may be threatened, ravaged by a voracious predator, the Nile perch. The perch was introduced to Lake Victoria in the 1950s to boost the fishing industry. With no natural enemies, the perch multiplied and within 50 years wiped out 90% of the cichlids.
Nile Perch | National Invasive Species Information Center
Nile Perch. Intentionally introduced to Texas for sport fishing (Rutledge and Lyons 1976) Was introduced to Lake Victoria (Africa) in 1954, where it destroyed 200 native species of fish through predation and competition for food (Kaufman 1992); no negative impact in Texas so far as the species is still controlled (NAS Database)