A large predatory fish found in lakes and rivers in north-eastern and central Africa, widely caught for food or sport.
尼罗尖吻鲈
Lates niloticus, family Centropomidae
Example sentencesExamples
When Nile perch began to impact local cichlid fisheries, locals started to consume Nile perch, but this fish required firewood for drying and preservation because it is much larger.
The most common place to find the Nile perch is in Lake Victoria where the species was introduced in 1962.
Among the warm water perch are Australia's barramundi and Nile perch of Egypt.
In Africa, fisheries biologists intentionally introduced the voracious Nile perch into Lake Victoria, home to nearly a thousand species of endemic cichlids of the genus Haplochromis.
Stewart documents over 20 species of fish, including lungfish, electric fish, large minnows, catfish, Nile perch, and rare cichlids.
Definition of Nile perch in US English:
Nile perch
noun
A large predatory fish found in lakes and rivers in northeastern and central Africa, widely caught for food or sport.
尼罗尖吻鲈
Lates niloticus, family Centropomidae
Example sentencesExamples
Among the warm water perch are Australia's barramundi and Nile perch of Egypt.
Stewart documents over 20 species of fish, including lungfish, electric fish, large minnows, catfish, Nile perch, and rare cichlids.
When Nile perch began to impact local cichlid fisheries, locals started to consume Nile perch, but this fish required firewood for drying and preservation because it is much larger.
The most common place to find the Nile perch is in Lake Victoria where the species was introduced in 1962.
In Africa, fisheries biologists intentionally introduced the voracious Nile perch into Lake Victoria, home to nearly a thousand species of endemic cichlids of the genus Haplochromis.