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Nile perch

Lates niloticus

Where to fish

These destinations have a source-linked record for this fish. Check the linked guide for the exact water and trip details.

Local names

A name can refer to different fish in different places.

NameRegionSource
Victoria perchUK Gr. BritainReference
VictoriabarschGermany · GermanReference
Victoriasee-BarschGermany · GermanReference
African snookUnited StatesReference
AlbertseebarschGermany · GermanReference
Bar VictoriaFrance · FrenchReference
NilbarschGermany · GermanReference
Nile perchAustraliaReference
Nile perchCameroonReference
Nile perchGhanaReference
Nile perchKenyaReference
Nile perchUK Gr. BritainReference
Nile perchUnited StatesReference
Nile perchGlobalReference
Perca del NiloSpain · SpanishReference
Perca-do-NiloPortugal · PortugueseReference
Perche du NilGlobal · FrenchReference

Seasons

A species-wide fishing season is not verified. Use the destination guide and local agency for the water and dates you choose.

Regulations and identification

Source records

Country occurrence records

Benin · Burkina Faso · Cameroon · Centr. Af. Rp. · Chad · Congo (Brazza.) · Cuba · Egypt · Ethiopia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Ivory coast · Kenya · Liberia · Mali · Mauritania · Niger · Nigeria · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Sudan (North) · Sudan (South) · Tanzania · Togo · Uganda

A country record does not establish local abundance, fishing access or a legal target.