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Capture (blue) and aquaculture (green) production of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) in thousand tonnes from 1950 to 2022, as reported by the FAO [2]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.
The Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to parts of Africa and the Levant, particularly Israel and Lebanon. [2] Numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range.
The Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is a species of tilapia, a cichlid fish native to the northern half of Africa and the Levante area (Lowe-McConnell, 1988). [4] Numerous introduced populations exist outside its natural range. The Nile Tilapia reaches up to 60 cm in length, and can exceed 5 kg.
Tilapia (/ t ɪ ˈ l ɑː p i ə / tih-LAH-pee-ə) is the common name for nearly a hundred species of cichlid fish from the coelotilapine, coptodonine, heterotilapine, oreochromine, pelmatolapiine, and tilapiine tribes (formerly all were "Tilapiini"), with the economically most important species placed in the Coptodonini and Oreochromini. [2]
These introductions had five main impacts. The first of these was the rise of the Nile perch. The fish took some time to establish itself, and only began to appear in catch statistics in the mid-1970s. By the 1980s, the 'explosion' of this species was being referred to as the Nile perch 'boom'.
The Nile bichir is one of the more highly distributed species across Africa, ranging from the Nile River to the Congo Basin to West African countries like Senegal. [4] P. Bichir live in the deeper depressions of muddy riverbeds, sometimes considered a bottom-living fish, bichir are still active swimmers and travel mostly at night in search of food.
A few species of Oreochromis tilapia, popular known as 'chambo', are the most popular fish in Malawi. [16] They are endemic to bodies of water in Malawi like Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the Shire River. [17] Due to over fishing, the fish however is now on the threatened species list. [17] Malawi has fish farms that are dedicated to farming ...
The Nile killifish (Micropanchax loati), also known as the Nile lampeye, is a species of killifish from the family Poeciliidae.It is found in the White Nile drainage in Sudan, the Nile Delta in Egypt, the Wembere and Malagarasi Rivers in Tanzania and in the Lake Victoria basin in Uganda and Tanzania. [2]