A real giant fresh water, the Nile perch (Lates niloticus ) reaches an impressive size, they can sometimes exceed 2 meters in length and 200 kg. The body of this fish is solid, with a rather pronounced dorsal hump. The mouth is very wide and is characterized by a prominent lower jaw. It has two dorsal fins, two relatively large pectoral and ventral fins, an anal and a proportionately small fan located at the tail end of a robust caudal peduncle. The color is generally silvery with greenish, darker on the back and clear on the ventral side of the animal. And 'course, a fish predator and the adults feed mainly on fish of various sizes, while the young feed on insects, crustaceans, other invertebrates and small fish. This species is also present cannibalism, large specimens feed on smaller ones. In addition to the extraordinary size and reach, this fish is notorious for the ecological imbalances that caused after its introduction into the lake Victoria took a few decades ago. In areas where this is very important from the standpoint of trade, but the meat does not seem to be quite valuable, but ... . Given the very considerable size, especially for a freshwater fish, is one of the prey that are the best for the sport of fresh water when traveling in areas where this is to lay a trap with very strong rods and equipment by applying different techniques.
In the photo the Nile perch next to a man makes a fair reflection of the exceptionally large fish that can achieve this.
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