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PERCA NILO [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Seafood and Freshwater Food (Food Industries)
  • Commercial Fishing
Universal entry(ies)
Lates niloticus
Latin
Lates nilotica
Latin, rare
DEF

A large predacious food fish (Lates nilotica) of the rivers and lakes of northern and central Africa that may exceed 200 pounds in weight.

OBS

Nile perch: trade name recommended by the "Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales" and by Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Produits de mer et d'eau douce (Industr. alim.)
  • Pêche commerciale
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Lates niloticus
Latin
Lates nilotica
Latin, rare
DEF

[Poisson ayant les caractéristiques suivantes:] Corps épais à dos bossu. Tête concave ou déprimée, mâchoire inférieure en avancée, museau arrondi. [...] Coloration: dos et flancs d'un brun sombre ou olivâtre uniforme, avec parfois un effet de marbrure ou de bandes croisées; bas des flancs et ventre argentés, quelquefois teintés de jaune; [...] Taille: Dans le Nil, au maximum plus de 1,80 m et jusqu'à 140 kg. [...] Répartition: Bassin du Nil; bassin du Niger, du Sénégal et du Congo; bassin du Tchad.

OBS

perche du Nil : nom français commercial normalisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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