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Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Nile perch
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Nigeria country information

Common names: Aja, Bangur, Giwan ruwa
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Anonymous, 1998
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Service, 1993
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from the Ogun, Oshun (Ref. 81285), Lake Kainji (Ref. 28265), Benue (Ref. 31256, 81285), Niger delta and Komadugu Yobe (Chad basin)(Ref. 81285). Exploited commercially in Kainji Lake (Ref. 28265). Also Ref. 3799.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paugy, D., 2003
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Perche du Nil, Perca del Nilo, 尼罗鲈, ... more

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 |
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