Nile perch
E262131
The Nile perch is a large predatory freshwater fish native to African river and lake systems, known for its significant ecological impact and importance to commercial and sport fisheries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nile perch canonical | 4 |
| Lates niloticus | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish
ⓘ
freshwater fish ⓘ ray-finned fish ⓘ |
| binomialName |
Nile perch
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lates niloticus
|
| bodyColor | silvery ⓘ |
| bodyShape | elongated ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| describedBy | Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire ⓘ |
| describedInYear | 1809 ⓘ |
| diet |
crustaceans
ⓘ
fish ⓘ insects ⓘ |
| ecologicalImpact |
decline of endemic cichlids in Lake Victoria
ⓘ
predation on native fish species ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
commercial fishery
ⓘ
sport fishery ⓘ subsistence fishery ⓘ |
| family | Latidae ⓘ |
| finType | spiny dorsal fin ⓘ |
| fishingMethod |
gillnets
ⓘ
longlines ⓘ trawls ⓘ |
| genus | Lates ⓘ |
| habitat |
large lakes
ⓘ
large rivers ⓘ |
| hasCommonName |
African snook
ⓘ
Nile perch self-link ⓘ Victoria perch ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Lake Kyoga
ⓘ
Lake Nabugabo ⓘ Lake Nasser ⓘ Lake Victoria ⓘ |
| IUCNStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maximumLength | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| maximumWeight | over 200 kilograms ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Congo River ⓘ
surface form:
Congo River basin
Lake Albert ⓘ Lake Chad basin ⓘ Lake Turkana ⓘ Nile Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River basin
|
| order | Perciformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| product |
fillets
ⓘ
fish meal ⓘ |
| reproduction | egg-laying ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | tropical ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | apex predator ⓘ |
| usedFor | human consumption ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lates niloticus