Everything about Tigerfish totally explained
Tigerfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of
fish, usually on account of their colouration or otherwise fearsome appearance:
Several species in the genus
Hydrocynus of the family
Alestiidae are called "tigerfish" and are particularly prized as gamefish. These African fish found in many rivers and lakes on the continent, and are fierce predators with distinctive protruding teeth.
The two most common species and probably most recognisable in Southern Africa are the Goliath Tiger (
Hydrocynus goliath) which is found in the
Congo River system being the largest of the family. The second largest and the southern-most species is the Tigerfish (
Hydrocynus forskalii) commonly found in the
Zambezi River and
Lake Kariba in Zambia and
Zimbabwe. This species is often referred to as the best freshwater sport angling fish in the world with the current angling record standing at 16.10kg
The name "tigerfish" has occasionally been used for species of
cichlid in the genus
Rhamphochromis. These are large, silver-colored fishes that may have one or two black horizontal lines running the length of the body. These fish are native to
Lake Malawi, in
Africa.
Several species of
Datnioides have been referred to as "tigerfish", particularly in
fishkeeping books and magazines. They are large, deep-bodied fish with bold vertical black bands against a white, grey, or brownish background. They inhabit fresh and
brackish waters in
Southeast Asia.
The large
South American
characins of the family
Erythrinidae have sometimes been called "tigerfish".
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