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Hydrocynus vittatus, the African tigerfish, tiervis or ngwesh [3] is a predatory freshwater fish distributed throughout much of Africa. This fish is generally a piscivore but it has been observed leaping out of the water and catching barn swallows in flight. [4] [5]
Project Tiger is a wildlife conservation movement initiated in India to protect the endangered tiger. The project was initiated in 1973 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of the Government of India. As of December 2024, there are 57 protected areas that have been designated as tiger reserves under the project. As of 2023 ...
Tigerfish can refer to fish from various families, and derives from official and colloquial associations of these with the tiger (Panthera tigris).However, the primary species designated by the name "tigerfish" are African and belong to the family Alestidae.
The goliath tigerfish is described as the "Monster Fish of the Congo" by a 2008 documentary by National Geographic, a reflection of its monster-like qualities and of its perception by local people and hunters. This large-toothed, highly predatory fish grows to an average length of 1.5 m (4.9 ft) and a weight of 50 kg (110 lb). [8]
The tigerfish is silver in colour when young, with thin black horizontal stripes and an elongated body that tapers at both ends. As the fish grows, it will develop a bronze coloration and the stripes will fade. The ventral and caudal fins have a slight red-orange tint, and the adipose fin is grey to black.
Hydrocynus forskahlii is preserved by salting, especially in Upper Egyptian Nile, but most are now imported as salted fish from Sudan. [1] Tigerfish are rare in the aquarium trade but this species is the most commonly traded and kept species. [5] As Hydrocynus forskahlii is a commercially important species it suffers from heavy fishing pressure ...
Datnioides polota, the silver tigerfish, silver tiger perch, barred tigerfish, four-banded tripletail, four-banded tigerfish or four-barred tigerfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Lobotidae, the tripletails and tiger perches. This fish is found in southern Asia and New Guinea.
Nagzira National Park is the home of many endangered species. The vertebrate fauna includes, besides a number of fishes, about 34 species of mammals, about 166 species of birds including migratory land and water birds, about 36 species of reptiles and about 4 species of amphibia.