Nile perch were introduced to Lake Victoria in the mid-1980's as a source of food for the peoples of the countries surrounding the lake. Nile Perch can grow to lengths of around 1 meter and weigh in excess of 200 lbs. As an apex predator, what effect might the Nile perch have on cichlid populations in the East African Rift Lakes?
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The Nile perch (Lates niloticus), also known as the African snook, Goliath perch, African barramundi , Goliath barramundi, Giant lates or the Victoria perch, is a species of freshwater fish in family Latidae of order Perciformes. It is widespread throughout much of the Afrotropical realm, being native to the Congo, Nile, Senegal, Niger and Lake Chad, Volta, Lake Turkana, and other river basins. It also occurs in the brackish waters of Lake Maryut in Egypt. The Nile perch is a fish of substantial economic and food-security importance in East Africa.[2] Originally described as Labrus niloticus, among the marine wrasses, the species has also been referred to as Centropomus niloticus.
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Nile perch have on cichild population in the east African Ruft lakes effect might