Encyclopedia of Life · EOL (see source)
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCharaciformes
- FamilyAlestidae
Habitatfreshwater
Observations recorded166
巨狗脂鯉為輻鰭魚綱脂鯉目脂鯉亞目鮭脂鯉科的其中一種，為熱帶淡水魚，分布於非洲剛果河、盧阿拉巴河、坦干伊喀湖、Upemba湖流域，體長可達133公分，棲息在底中層水域，以魚類等為食，生活習性不明，可作為食用魚。
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Alestidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CUMV, AUM, USNM, CAS, ROM
- Recorded in
- Dr Congo, Zambia, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Botswana, Uganda, Central African Republic
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Encyclopedic overview
Hydrocynus goliath, commonly known as the goliath tigerfish, giant tigerfish, or mbenga, is a large species of African predatory freshwater fish in the family Alestidae. It is native to the Congo River Basin and Lake Tanganyika in Africa.
Distribution
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hydrocynus goliath” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.