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Nile perch can grow to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) and 200 kg (440 lb). [12] The introduction of this species to Lake Victoria is one of the most cited examples of the negative effects alien species can have on ecosystems. [13] The Nile perch was introduced to Lake Victoria in East Africa in the 1950s, [14] [15] and has since been fished commercially. In ...
One of the largest freshwater fishes is the Nile perch (Lates niloticus), which grows up to 200 kg (440 lb) and 2 m (6.6 ft). [114] The biggest of snappers is the Cubera snapper ( Lutjanus cyanopterus ) of the Caribbean sea and east coast of South America, at a maximum size of 57 kg (126 lb) and 1.6 m (5.2 ft) in length.
The Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) is locally known as "Empuuta", especially in the central region. It weighs up to 80 kilograms. It weighs up to 80 kilograms. In Uganda, it is a native species to Lake Albert where it is locally known as Gur, and the River Nile below Murchison Falls.
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Perch is a common name for freshwater fish from the genus Perca, which belongs to the family Percidae of the large order Perciformes. The name comes from Greek : πέρκη , romanized : perke , meaning the type species of this genus, the European perch ( P. fluviatilis ).
The silver cyprinid is the only native fish species which has remained abundant in Lake Victoria since the introduction of the Nile perch, Lates niloticus and Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus to the lake. These two species have almost wiped out the ende zooplankton eating haplochromine cichlids thus reducing competition for this species.
Orthopristis chrysoptera, the pigfish, hogfish, piggy perch, redmouth grunt or sailor's choice, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. This name derives from the grunting or chattering noise these fish make by rubbing their pharyngeal teeth together.
Lates niloticus, the Nile perch, a freshwater fish species found in Africa Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same abbreviated species scientific name .