The Nile perch, also known by many local and trade names including African snook and Victoria perch, is a large freshwater fish native to the Congo, Nile, Senegal and Niger river basins, Lake Chad, the Volta system and Lake Turkana, and it also occurs in the brackish waters of Egypt's Lake Maryut. Though not native to Lake Victoria, it has been introduced there and is a fish of major economic and food-security importance across East Africa.
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Lates niloticus
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet, Lates niloticusQuote, Primary Diet, Lates niloticus
Primary Diet carnivore carnivore
2. Wikipedia: Nile perch
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Originally described as Labrus niloticus, among the marine wrasses, the species has also been referred to as Centropomus niloticus.
3. Nile Perch (Wikipedia)
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The Nile perch (Lates niloticus), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, Nile lates, African lates, Goliath lates, Victoria lates, African barramundi, Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria perch, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Latidae of the order Carangiformes.
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The Nile perch is also popular with sport anglers, as it attacks artificial fishing lures, and it is also raised in aquaculture.
- In Biome: River, Wikipedia intro: "ealm, being native to the Congo, Nile, Senegal, Niger and Lake Chad, Volta, Lake Turkana, and other river basins. It also occurs in the brackish waters of Lake..."
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Perciformes
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Wikidata: Nile Perch
- Wikidata Q654130, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Lates, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q787185 (Lates)
View the SourceWorld Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife Fund- In Ecosystem: African Great Lakes
- In Ecosystem: Lake Victoria
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