Hydrocynus vittatus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hydrocynus vittatus lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hydrocynus vittatus
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Africa
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Characiformes
Family	Alestidae

Where does the hydrocynus vittatus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hydrocynus vittatus in 8 countries and territories across Africa.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hydrocynus vittatus endangered?

The hydrocynus vittatus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hydrocynus vittatus?

The hydrocynus vittatus (Hydrocynus vittatus) is a ray-finned fish in the order Characiformes and the family Alestidae, genus Hydrocynus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hydrocynus vittatus

Hydrocynus vittatus, the African tigerfish, tiervis or ngwesh is a freshwater fish distributed throughout much of Africa. This predatory fish is generally a piscivore but it has been observed leaping out of the water and catching barn swallows in flight.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hydrocynus vittatus (revision 1365295415), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q596263 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).