Lates niloticus, Nile perch : fisheries, aquaculture, gamefish

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Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nile perch
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Tanzania country information

Common names: Chengu, Mkombozi, Sangala
Occurrence: introduced
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: highly commercial | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Introduced to feed on abundant but unexploited small size haplochromines, to convert them into larger table fish (Ref. 7270). Its introduction to Lake Victoria virtually eliminated numerous unique cichlids in the area and has been the subject of many debates (Ref. 1739). Also Ref. 13624.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
National Database:

Common names from other countries

klasifikasi / Names Nama-nama umum | Sinonim (persamaan) | Catalog of Fishes(Marga, Jenis) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range Ekologi

; air tawar dasar (demersal); potamodromous (Ref. 51243); kisaran kedalaman 10 - 60 m (Ref. 34290). Tropical; 27°N - 7°S

Penyebaran Negara-negara | Daerah-daerah FAO | Ecosystems | Kemunculan | peta titik | Introduksi | 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 / umur

Kematangan: Lm 75.7, range 53 - 85 cm
Max length : 200 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 58490); common length : 100.0 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 34290); Berat maksimum terpublikasi: 200.0 kg (Ref. 3900)

deskripsi pendek Kunci identifiaksi (pengenalan) | Morfologi | Morfometrik

Duri punggung (Keseluruhan (total)) : 7 - 8; duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)) : 8 - 14; Duri dubur: 3; Sirip dubur lunak: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.

Biologi     Daftar kata (contoh 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 Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva

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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)

Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  kurang bimbang (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 May 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

ancaman kepada manusia

  Potential pest





penggunaan manusia

Perikanan: bernilai komersial tinggi; Budidaya air: komersial; Ikan buruan: ya
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Ekologi
Ekologi
Home ranges
Population dynamics
Growth parameters
Max. ages / sizes
Length-weight rel.
Length-length rel.
ukuran frekuensi
Mass conversion
pemulihan
Kelimpahan
Life cycle
Reproduksi, perkembang biakan
Kematangan
Maturity/Gills rel.
Fecundity
Pemijahan
Spawning aggregations
telur-telur
pekembangan telor
Larva
Dinamika larva
Anatomy
Area insang
Brain
Otolith
Physiology
Body composition
Nutrients
Oxygen consumption
Swimming type
Swimming speed
Visual pigments
Fish sound
Diseases & Parasites
Toxicity (LC50s)
Genetika
genom
Genetika
Heterozygosity
Diturunkan
Human related
Aquaculture systems
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Strain
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00765 - 0.01249), b=3.00 (2.94 - 3.06), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Acuan 69278):  4.5   ±0.8 se; based on diet studies.
Daya lenting (Acuan 120179):  sedang, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum 1.4 - 4.4 tahun (K=0.17-0.19; tm=2-3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). 🛈
kategori harga (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.