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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. Another famous species, simply called the tigerfish ( Hydrocynus vittatus ), is ...
Hydrocynus goliath is a piscivore, feeding on any fish it can overpower, including smaller members of the same species. When hunting, this fish uses the calmer eddies of the rapids to ambush its prey, using its keen sight to detect prey. When a target is noticed, the fish accelerates to chase it down. The Nile crocodile is the only known ...
The genus name, Hydrocynus, is a Greek compound word of hydro, meaning "water", and kyon, which means "dog". This is a calque of the Egyptian Arabic name for the type species of the genus, H. forskahlii, Kelb el bahr, meaning "water dog". This name refers to the predatory behaviours of that species. The specific name, vittatus means "banded ...
The tiger grouper is a solitary species which is found on coral reefs and in rocky areas. It is an ambush predator of smaller fishes. It hides among coral and sponges and is attempts to remain concealed, even when approached. It attaneds the cleaning stations of cleaner fish. The population around Bermuda has a size distribution and sex ratio ...
Tiger muskellunge. The tiger muskellunge ( Esox masquinongy × lucius or Esox lucius × masquinongy ), [1] commonly called tiger muskie, is a carnivorous fish, and is the usually sterile, hybrid offspring of the true muskellunge ( Esox masquinongy) and the northern pike ( Esox lucius ). It lives in fresh water and its range extends to Canada ...
Tiger trout. The tiger trout ( Salmo trutta × Salvelinus fontinalis) is a sterile, intergeneric hybrid of the brown trout ( Salmo trutta) and the brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis ). Pronounced vermiculations in the fish's patterning gave rise to its name, evoking the stripes of a tiger. Tiger trout are a rare anomaly in the wild, as the ...
Hydrocynus tanzaniae is a large, predatory fish. It has pronounced dentition similar to those found in Hydrocynus forskahlii. [2] The holotype was nine and a half inches long (247mm), [2] but specimens have been caught by fishermen greater than 27 inches (70 cm) and 25 pounds (11 kg). [3]
Hydrocynus forskahlii is preserved by salting, especially in Upper Egyptian Nile, but most are now imported as salted fish from Sudan. Tigerfish are rare in the aquarium trade but this species is the most commonly traded and kept species. As Hydrocynus forskahlii is a commercially important species it suffers from heavy fishing pressure. In ...