Nile perch

(Latin Lates niloticus) is a radiant fish of the Lat family (Latidae) of the perch group. Distributed in all major river systems in tropical Africa, in particular, in the Nile, Volta, Senegal, Congo, as well as in the lakes of Chad, Albert, Rudolph, Victoria and others.

The maximum length is 200 cm, weight - 200 kg. The weight of a 15-year-old fish can approach 30 kg, and a 20-year-old fish can approach 50 kg. In the catches, the usual sizes are 45-65 cm and 9-20 kg. This fish, feeds on fish and crustaceans.

In the 1950s-1960s, it was introduced into Lake Victoria, which led to a decrease in the number and, possibly, the disappearance of about 200 endemic cichlid species.