Tiger-fish (Hydrocynus brevis)

Scientific name: Hydrocynus brevis G?nther, 1864

Tiger-fish (Hydrocynus brevis)

The Tiger-fish (Hydrocynus brevis) is a freshwater fish of the family Alestidae. Native range: Africa, Occurs only in sudano-sahalian basins - Nile, Chad, Niger/B?nou?, Volta, Senegal and Gambia.

Biology

Massive profile specially on anterior part. Eye

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hydrocynus brevis
Family
Alestidae (African tetras)
Order
Characiformes (Characins)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
86.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Africa: Occurs only in sudano-sahalian basins - Nile, Chad, Niger/B?nou?, Volta, Senegal and Gambia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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