Victoria perch

Lates niloticus is silver in colour with a blue tinge.

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introduction of any alien species is wrong, the Lake Victoria Perch is also credited (or blamed) with destroying the family of fish known as “cichlids” and in particular a species of cichlid named the “haplochromis”. More

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Victoria perch were mummified and even worshipped. More

Formerly called Nile perch, Lake Victoria perch is a freshwater fish found in central Africa's lakes and rivers. Lake Victoria, roughly the size of South Carolina and with 2,000 miles of shoreline, claims the largest population of this species. More

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* Lake Victoria perch, Lates niloticus, is harvested by three countries bordering Lake Victoria: Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. More

The Victoria perch is indigenous to Africa and dates back at least to the era of the pharaohs when they were first discovered in the royal tombs. More

Lake Victoria perch was formerly called the Nile perch. However, it is not a true perch, nor did it ever live in the Nile. The fish was introduced into Lake Victoria to control the population of another species. More

Order : Perciformes
Family : Latidae
Genus : Lates
Species : Lates niloticus
Authority : Linnaeus, 1758