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Definition of Lates Niloticus

Lates Niloticus
Lates La"tes, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species (Lates Niloticus) inhabits the Nile, and another (L. calcarifer) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers. They are valued as food fishes.

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- The Nile perch (Lates niloticus), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, African barramundi, Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria...
- Lates is a genus of freshwater and euryhaline lates perches belonging to the family Latidae. The generic name is also used as a common name, lates, for...
- subsistence exploitation include species like Nile perch (Lates niloticus), Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Pebbly Fish or Silversides (Alestes baremoze)...
- more economically valuable. The prime candidate was the Nile perch (Lates niloticus). Arguments in favour of introducing a predator were as follows: Evidence...
- ) in New Kingdom and ( زين-ية ) in Late Period. The name "Latopolis" is in honor of the Nile perch, Lates niloticus, the largest of the 52 species which...
- increasingly rare. One of the largest freshwater fishes is the Nile perch (Lates niloticus), which grows up to 200 kg (440 lb) and 2 m (6.6 ft). The biggest of...
- Crocodylus niloticus is derived from the Gr**** κρόκη, kroke ("pebble"), δρῖλος, drilos ("worm"), referring to its rough skin; and niloticus, meaning "from...
- infamous introduction was the large and highly predatory Nile perch (Lates niloticus). As early as the 1920s, it was proposed to introduce a large pelagic...
- Victoria since the introduction of the Nile perch, Lates niloticus and Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus to the lake. These two species have almost wiped...
- Lates longispinis, also known as the Rudolf lates or Turkana perch, is a species of latid fish that is endemic to Lake Turkana (formerly known as Lake...