Tiger fish
Hydrocynus vittatus
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- Scientific name
- Hydrocynus vittatus
- Family
- Alestidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Alestidae
- Order
- Characiformes
- Synonyms
- Hydrocinus vittatus, Hydrocion lineatus, Hydrocynus lineatus, Hydrocyon forskalii, Hydrocyon lineatus, Hydrocyon vittatus
Origin
- Native region
- África
Water
- Temperature
- 24–28 °C
- pH
- 6.5–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 5–25 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 105 cm
- Lifespan
- 8 years
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 2,430 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 300 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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