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Hydrocynus goliath is a piscivore, feeding on any fish it can overpower, including smaller members of the same species. Their huge, powerful, rigid teeth make them one of the most ferocious predators of the Congo basin, dangerous for the smaller fish they prey on as well as for the hunters who attempt to capture them for sport and for food.
The goliath tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath) is among the most famous tigerfish. The largest one on record is said to have weighed 70 kg (154 pounds). [ 1 ] It is found in the Congo River system and Lake Tanganyika and is the largest member of the family Alestidae.
Hydrocynus is a genus of characin fish in the family Alestidae commonly called "tigerfish," native to Africa. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ("water" [ 1 ] ) + κύων ("dog" [ 1 ] ).
In the ocean food chain, large sharks generally only have to worry about keeping orcas at bay — but a new study suggests the apex predators may have to watch out for their own.. Researchers have ...
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"Sharks inhabit pretty much every ocean, every sea, every marine environment on the globe, so if you're speaking to kids, it's about them paying attention to what's happening in and around the ...
A video showing multiple sharks swimming close to the shoreline just south of Myrtle Beach, California, has gone viral, gaining over ten million views since it was uploaded on May 16.
Soon, sharks show up on the scene. Wade also notes that there was a huge sonic boom when the super heated metal of the boilers hit the water. Some sharks may have been attracted to the sound. Wade mentions the oceanic whitetip shark, a predator that would have been in the area in large numbers at the time of the Laconia disaster. However, in ...