Striped Tigerfish

Hydrocynus vittatus

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia β€ΊPhylum: Chordata β€ΊClass: Actinopterygii β€ΊOrder: Characiformes β€ΊFamily: Alestidae β€ΊGenus: Hydrocynus

About

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