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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.
Another famous species, simply called the tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus), is commonly found in the southernly Okavango Delta, and the Zambezi River, and also in the two biggest lakes along the Zambezi, Lake Kariba which borders Zimbabwe and Zambia, Kabombo River in Zambia and Cabora Bassa in Mozambique, and finally in the Jozini dam in South ...
Goliath tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath) is one of five recognized African species of the Hydrocynus genus and is found in the Congo River Basin (including Lualaba River and Lake Upemba), and Lake Tanganyika. [3] [4] The type locality is the city of Mbandaka in the Main Congo, where it was discovered in 1898 by French explorer Boulenger. [5]
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The genus contains five species, [2] all commonly known as "African tigerfish" for their fierce predatory behaviour and other characteristics that make them excellent game fish. [3] Hydrocynus are normally piscivorous , [ 4 ] but H. vittatus is proven to prey on birds in flight.
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. In addition it is threatened by dams, water pollution, groundwater extraction and drought. [1]
Found around the world in tropical climates, big African pompano catches have surged in recent years in the Gulf, ... At 45.2 pounds, it was only 5 pounds off the all-tackle world record. But for ...
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