Tanzania country information

Common names: Kachinga, Tigerfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
Importance: commercial | Ref:
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Found in large rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Known from Wami, Ruvu, Rufiji, Lake Rukwa, Lake Tanganyika, Malagarazi. Very abundant in Rukwa. Valuable as food and sport fish (Ref. 4967). Also Ref. 2880.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/tz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.isp.msu.edu/AFRICANSTUDIES/PLEA/TAFIRI.HTM
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eccles, D.H., 1992
National Database:

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Tigerfish, Tigerfish, Ngania, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Alestidae (African tetras)
Etymology: Hydrocynus: Greek, hydr = water + Greek, kyon = dog (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Castelnau.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology