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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Lates&speciesname=niloticus ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Lates&speciesname=niloticus http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Lates&speciesname=niloticus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Lates&speciesname=niloticus https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Lates&speciesname=niloticus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Lates-niloticus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Lates Species in    Latidae - Classification - Latidae Carangaria/misc Teleostei Chordata Animalia Lates niloticus ( Linnaeus , 1758 ) Nile perch Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Stamps, Coins Misc. | Google image Lates niloticus Picture by Admassu, D. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Latidae (Lates perches) Etymology: Lates: Latin, lateo, latere = to be hidden . More on author: Linnaeus . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243 ); depth range 10 - 60 m (Ref. 34290 ). Tropical; 27°N - 7°S Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Africa: widespread throughout the Nilo-Sudan region of Africa, occurring commonly in all major river basins including Senegal, Niger, Volta, Chad (Ref. 81285 , 81652 ) and Nile (Ref. 3636 , 28714 , 81652 ). Found almost everywhere in West Africa, except in Gambia (Ref. 81285 ). Also present in the Congo basin and lakes Albert, Turkana/Rudolph and Tana (Ref. 3636 ). Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m 75.7 , range 53 - 85 cm Max length : 200 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58490 ); common length : 100.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34290 ); max. published weight: 200.0 kg (Ref. 3900 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-14; Anal spines : 3; Anal soft rays : 7 - 9. Diagnosis: mouth large and protrusible (Ref. 28714 , 81285 , 81652 ), lower jaw (slightly) prominent (Ref. 81285 , 81652 ). Numerous villiform teeth present in jaws, on palate (Ref. 81285 , 81652 ) and vomer (Ref. 81652 ). Preorbital/lachrymal (Ref. 4967 , 81652 ) and preopercle (Ref. 4967 , 81285 , 81652 ) denticulate. Strong, prominent opercular spine present (Ref. 4967 , 81285 , 81652 ) on free edge of opercle, and a smaller one dorsal to it (Ref. 81652 ). Dorsal fin divided by a deep notch into anterior spiny and posterior soft-rayed sections; anal fin with 3 spines; pelvics with a spine and situated close to the pectorals (Ref. 28714 ). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 4967 , 81285 , 81652 ). Scales ctenoid, 54-74 along lateral line, followed by 6-8 pored scales on caudal-fin base; ceratobranchial (lower limb) of first gill arch with 12-14 gill rakers (Ref. 81285 ). Coloration: body uniformly silvery (Ref. 81285 ) or dark greyish-blue dorsally, greyish-silver on flank and ventrally (Ref. 34290 , 81652 ). Fins greyish; interior of eye conspicuously yellowish (Ref. 81285 ). Juveniles brownish with lighter marbling (Ref. 81285 ) on head and flanks (Ref. 81652 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Inhabits channels, lakes and irrigation canals (Ref. 28714 , 81652 ). Adults inhabit deep water, while juveniles are found in shallow water (Ref. 81652 ). Feeds on fish especially clupeids and Alestes (Ref. 13851 ). Smaller fish also feed on larger crustaceans and insects; juveniles are planktivorous (Ref. 28714 ). Threatened due to over harvesting (Ref. 58490 ). No length type given but assumed to be in TL. Maximum reported size of 180.0 cm corresponding to a weight of 164 kg in Lake Albert (Ref. 81285 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. Traoré , 1988. État des connaissances sur la faune ichtyologique des bassins côtiers de Côte d'Ivoire et de l'ouest du Ghana. Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. 21(3):221-237. (Ref. 272 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 15 May 2019 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Potential pest Human uses Fisheries: highly commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes FAO - Aquaculture: production ; Fisheries: landings , species profile ; Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00764 - 0.01250), b=3.00 (2.94 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  4.5   ±0.8 se; based on diet studies. Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.19; tm=2-3). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). Price category (Ref. 80766 ):   Unknown . Nutrients (Ref. 124155 ):  Calcium = 107 [24, 225] mg/100g; Iron = 1.42 [0.71, 3.32] mg/100g; Protein = 20 [19, 22] %; Omega3 = 0.385 [0.158, 0.967] g/100g; Selenium = 216 [57, 655] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.9 [4.3, 99.4] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.698 [0.288, 1.528] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. 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