Nile perch
lates niloticus latin

The introduction of Nile perch has also had additional ecological effects on shore.

Nile perch use schooling as a mechanism to protect them from other predators.

Economically, the Nile perch has been a mixed blessing.

Nile perch were previously introduced to the lake, and are exported in large quantities.

One of the most highly prized local fishes is the Nile Perch.

Their biggest export is the fish from the Lake Victoria, especially the nile perch.

In colour it was a strange silvery glittering blue, like the living scales of a Nile perch taken fresh from the river.

Nobody knows what the Nile perch will feed on when the haplochromines have been further reduced in biomass.

Nile perch bought at the beach by women is usually cut into large pieces and smoke-dried for sale in distant places.

Nile Perch is the species primarily fished, with most of the catch processed on the mainland for export.

Initial catches were minimal, but grew rapidly in the 1980s, heralding the start of the so-called 'Nile perch boom'.

The second impact was the Nile perch's devastation of the Haplochromis species flock, its main food source.

She was associated with the Nile Perch as well as the goddess of the triad in that cult center.

In the centre of the garden a fountain splashed into a pool in which Nile perch circled tranquilly.

A few fingerling Nile perch worried the ragged tatters of raw meat that hung from the wounds.

It would be wishful thinking to suppose that the Nile perch would exclusively consume haplochromines.

The Nile perch flourished.

Masciarelli, Alex. "The rise and fall of the Nile Perch."

Nile perch live in the lake, although it principally needs fresh water to live in, and the lake contains some salt.

The Nile Perch is one of the more prominent fish species in the Egyptian Nile.

The principal industry in the Ssese Islands is fishing for the huge Nile Perch, with much of the catch being exported.

Adult Nile perch occupy all habitats of a lake with sufficient oxygen concentrations, while juveniles are restricted to shallow or nearshore environments.

The introduction of the Nile perch had a decisive impact on Haplochromis stocks which it favoured as its prey, affecting both their abundance and diversity.

The Nile perch were introduced into Lake Victoria in East Africa and since then it has been fished commercially.

Native cichlids were traditionally sun-dried, but Nile perch have a higher fat content than cichlids, so instead need to be smoked to avoid spoiling.

Held sacred, the Lates niloticus was buried in a cemetery west of the town.

Snoeks, Jos. "Ecology of Lates niloticus".

The Nile perch (Lates niloticus) is a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes.

The cemetery west of the town, where the Lates niloticus was buried, also contains human burials dating of the Middle Kingdom to the Late Period.

Lake Victoria's trophic web was thoroughly upset in the second half of the 20th century, after Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) were introduced to the lake.

Common species of fish include Nile Perch (Lates Niloticus) and Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus).