Giant tigerfish

Hydrocynus goliath

Alestid Fish from the Congo Basin

Giant tigerfish is known around Africa as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and the largest recorded length is 133 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Hydrocynus
Maximum length: 133 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Africa: Congo River basin, from the marine lower Congo (Ref. 51114 ) up to the upper Lualaba (Ref. 2970 ), in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo. Also reported from Lake Tanganyika (Ref. 4967 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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