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Mural, Pretoria Zoo Aquarium, South Africa
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| Scientific Name | Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 |
| Common Names | Striped Tigerfish Afrikanischer Tigersalmler (Germany), Ndweshi (USA) |
| Type Locality | Rundu, Okavango River, Namibia, 17°54'S, 19°46'E. |
| Synonym(s) | Hydrocinus vittatus, Hydrocion lineatus, Hydrocynus lineatus, Hydrocyon lineatus |
| Etymology | Hydrocynus: Waterdog from Hydro, water, and Cynus, dog. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 1050mm or 41.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Africa: Niger/Bénoué, Ouémé, Senegal, Nile, Omo, Congo, Lufira, Lualaba, Luapula, Zambeze, Limpopo, Rovuma, Shore, Rufiji , Ruaha, Wami, and Ruvu. Lakes - Bangwéolo, Moéro, Tanganyika, Upemba, Rukwa and Malagarazi. Also Okavango and lower reaches of coastal systems south to Pongolo. Also found in Lake Kariba. African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nigeria Waters, Niger, Bénoué (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Ouémé (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Sénégal (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Volta (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Mono (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cross (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Cameroon waters, Sanaga (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Nile (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Eastern Rift Valley Lakes, Turkana, Omo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Lufira (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru, Luapula (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Shire (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Limpopo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Tanzania Waters, Rufigi (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru, Luapula, Bangweolo (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Congo, Upper Congo, Lualaba, Mweru (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Western Rift Valley Lakes, Tanganyika (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Lake Upemba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Southern Rift Lakes, Rukwa (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Zambesi, Kariba (click on these areas to find other species found there) African Waters, Okavango (Cubango) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Temperature | 22.0-28.0°C or 71.6-82.4°F (Show species within this range) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe, pp 65. |
| Registered Keepers | There is but a single registered keeper, view all "my fish" data. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up H. vittatus on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up H. vittatus on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:4.78.1001.5515 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:52 (species record created: 2013 Sep 07 14:39) |