Species FAO code: NIP

Lates niloticus

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description
Combined Nomenclature

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Nilbarsch de Victoriasee-Barsch	–
Belgium	fr Perche du Nil nl Victoriabaars	–
Croatia	hr nilski ostriž	–
Cyprus	el πέρκα Νείλου	–
Czech Republic	cs Okoun nilský	–
Denmark	da Nilaborre	–
Estonia	et Niiluse lates et niiluse ahven	–
France	fr perche du Nil (freshwater)	–
Germany	de Nilbarsch de Victoriasee-Barsch	–
Greece	el Πέρκα Νείλου	–
Hungary	hu nílusi sügér	–
Ireland	en Nile perch ga Péirse Níleach	–
Italy	it Persico africano	–
Lithuania	lt didysis nilinis baramundis	–
Luxembourg	de Nilbarsch de Victoriasee-Barsch fr perche du Nil (freshwater)	–
Netherlands	nl Nijlbaars nl Victoriabaars	–
Poland	pl Okoń nilowy	–
Portugal	pt Perca-do-Nilo	–
Slovakia	sk ostriež nílsky	–
Slovenia	sl nilski ostriž	–
Spain	es Perca del Nilo	Balearic Islands: Perca del nil Galicia: Perca do Nilo
Sweden	sv Nilabborre	–

Main production methods

Caught
Farmed

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat

Freshwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Lates niloticus

Source: FAO - FAO aquatic species distribution map of Lates niloticus

Scientific name

Lates niloticus

Author

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

FAO code

NIP

Morphological description

Diagnosis: mouth large and protrusible, lower jaw prominent; numerous villiform teeth present in jaws and on palate (Ref. 81285). Preorbital (Ref. 4967) and preopercle denticulate (Ref. 4967, 81285). A strong opercular spine present (Ref. 4967, 81285). Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 4967, 81285). Scales ctenoid, 54-74 along lateral line, followed by 6-8 pored scales on caudal-fin base; ceratobranchial (lower limb) of first gill arch with 12-14 gill rakers (Ref. 81285). Coloration: body uniformly silvery (Ref. 81285) or dark greyish-blue dorsally, greyish-silver on flank and ventrally (Ref. 34290). Fins greyish; interior of eye conspicuously yellowish; juveniles brownish with lighter marbling (Ref. 81285).

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderPerciformes
  - FamilyLatidae
    - GenusLates
      - SpeciesLates niloticus

Synonyms

Centropomus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lates niloticus albertianus Worthington, 1929
Lates niloticus macrolepidota Pellegrin, 1922
Labrus niloticus Linnaeus, 1758
Lates nilotus rudolfianus Worthington, 1932
Lates albertianus Worthington, 1929
Lates niloticus macrolepidotus Pellegrin, 1922

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

An annually revised goods classification scheme used in EU for the purposes of customs duty and foreign trade statistics. The scheme is based on the Harmonized System nomenclature, further extended with Community subdivisions. Each subdivision is identified by an eight-digit numerical code. Read more: Combined Nomenclature

03 — CHAPTER 3 - FISH AND CRUSTACEANS, MOLLUSCS AND OTHER AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES
- 0301 — Live fish
  - Other live fish
    - 0301 99 — Other
      - Freshwater fish
        0301 99 18 — Other
- 0302 — Fish, fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 79 00 — Other
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0302 89 — Other
      - 0302 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0303 — Fish, frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304
  - Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.), excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 29 00 — Other
  - Other fish, excluding livers and roes
    - 0303 89 — Other
      - 0303 89 10 — Freshwater fish
- 0304 — Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced), fresh, chilled or frozen
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 33 00 — Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
  - Fresh or chilled fillets of other fish
    - 0304 49 — Other
      - 0304 49 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, fresh or chilled
    - 0304 51 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 59 — Other
      - 0304 59 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Frozen fillets of tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
    - 0304 63 00 — Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
  - Frozen fillets of other fish
    - 0304 89 — Other
      - 0304 89 10 — Freshwater fish
  - Other, frozen
    - 0304 93 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
      - 0304 93 10 — Surimi
      - 0304 93 90 — Other
    - 0304 99 — Other
      - Other
        0304 99 21 — Freshwater fish
- 0305 — Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, meals and pellets of fish, fit for human consumption
  - Fish fillets, dried, salted or in brine, but not smoked
    - 0305 31 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
  - Smoked fish, including fillets, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 44 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)
      - 0305 44 90 — Other
  - Fish, salted but not dried or smoked and fish in brine, other than edible fish offal
    - 0305 64 00 — Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.), catfish (Pangasius spp., Silurus spp., Clarias spp., Ictalurus spp.), carp (Cyprinus carpio, Carassius carassius, Ctenopharyngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylopharyngodon piceus), eels (Anguilla spp.), Nile perch (Lates niloticus) and snakeheads (Channa spp.)

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Lates niloticus

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Beach seines

Gillnets and similar nets

Hooks and lines

Pots and traps

Seines

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 1 - Africa - Inland waters

Area 2 - America, North - Inland waters

Distribution maps