Tigerfish

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Tigerfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of fish, usually on account of their colouration or otherwise fearsome appearance:

Contents 1 Alestiidae 2 Cichlidae 3 Datnioididae 4 Erythrinidae 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Alestiidae

Several species in the genus Hydrocynus of the family Alestiidae are called "tigerfish" and are particularly prized as gamefish. These African fish found in many rivers and lakes on the continent, and are fierce predators with distinctive protruding teeth.

[edit] Cichlidae

The name "tigerfish" has occasionally been used for species of cichlid in the genus Rhamphochromis. These are large, silver-colored fishes that may have one or two black horizontal lines running the length of the body. These fish are native to Lake Malawi, in Africa.

[edit] Datnioididae

Several species of Datnioides have been referred to as "tigerfish", particularly in fishkeeping books and magazines. They are large, deep-bodied fish with bold vertical black bands against a white, grey, or brownish background. They inhabit fresh and brackish waters in Southeast Asia.

[edit] Erythrinidae

The large South American characins of the family Erythrinidae have sometimes been called "tigerfish".

[edit] See also

• Tiger

[edit] External links

• Fishbase list of species commonly called "tigerfish"
• Fishbase list of species commonly called "tiger fish"