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Nile perch is a species of freshwater fish that was introduced into Lake Victoria in East Africa in the 1950s The carnivorous fish is responsible for extinctions of endemic fish It is likely that current fishing pressure on Nile perch is causing population reduction, which is an ecologically positive result for the ecosystem of Lake VictoriaCommon Name Nile Perch Scientific Name Lates niloticus Classification Phylum or Division Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Perciformes Family Centropomidae Identification The Nile perch is a fresh water fish that generally grows between 85 and 100 centimeters and weighs between 2 and 4 kilogramsNotorious for its size – it is called giwan ruwa in Hausa language, which translates to 'water elephant' – the Nile perch is considered one of the top 100 most invasive species in the world by the IUCN, after its introduction to Lake Victoria in the 1950s Nile Perch Lates Niloticus Scientific name for nile perch