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Hydrocynus vittatus
Castelnau
Hydrocynus vittatus
was originally described as
Hydrocinus vittatus
by Castelnau in 1861. It belongs to the family
Alestidae
. It is commonly known as Tiger fish but has many other common names such as Tigerfish in USA (contiguous states), Tigerfish in South Africa, Kachinga in Tanzania, United Rep. of, Avuwo kordzeasa in Ghana, Tiger fish in United Kingdom.
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It is found in Fresh water and its distribution is Widespread in tropical Africa.
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vittatus
AuthorWI
Castelnau [F. L. de]
AuthorNI
Castelnau
Qualification
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Year
1861
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Characiformes
Characiformes
Family
Alestidae
Subfamily
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Genus
Hydrocynus
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Characiformes
Family
Alestidae
Genus
Hydrocynus
Original Name
Hydrocinus
Taxon Name
vittatus
Original Combination
Hydrocinus vittatus
Original Genus
Hydrocinus
Original Genus Species
Hydrocinus vittatus
OriginalSubGenus
Hydrocinus
Original Author
Castelnau
Original AuthorWI
Castelnau [F. L. de]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1861
Original Family
Alestidae
Original SubFamily
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Original Level
species
Type Locality
Rundu, Okavango River, Namibia, 17°54'S, 19°46'E.
Primary Code
Neotype
Primary Type
SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 22228
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Current Genus Species
Hydrocynus vittatus
Current Species
vittatus
Current Genus
Hydrocynus
Current AuthorWI
Castelnau [F. L. de]
Current AuthorNI
Castelnau
Current Year
1861
Current Family
Alestidae
Current Subfamily
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Habitat
demersal
Water
Fresh water
Distribution
Widespread in tropical Africa.
Current Summary
Valid as
Hydrocynus vittatus
Castelnau 1861. Alestidae.
Name History
• Valid as
Hydrocynus vittatus
Castelnau 1861 -- (Paugy 1984:171 [ref. 6183], Brewster 1986:193 [ref. 8104], Paugy & Guégan 1989:68 [ref. 26479], Paugy in Lévêque et al. 1990:199 [ref. 21589], Lévèque et al. 1991:139 [ref. 31367], Skelton 1993:206 [ref. 24071], Seegers 1996:175 [ref. 23725], Skelton 2001:206 [ref. 27406], De Vos et al. 2001:129, 131 [ref. 26059], Seegers et al. 2003:36 [ref. 28087], Paugy & Schaefer 2007:355 [ref. 30022], Marshall 2011:137 [ref. 31755], Kullander & Roberts 2012:368 [ref. 31751]).
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Genus Species
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brasiliensis
Hydrocynus brasiliensis
Cuvier [G.] 1816
Synonym
brevis
Hydrocynus brevis
(Günther [A.] 1864)
Valid
cuvieri
Hydrocynus cuvieri
Synonym
forskahlii
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Cuvier [G.] 1819
Valid
forskali
Hydrocynus forskali
Cuvier [G.] 1819
Spelling
forskalii
Hydrocynus forskalii
Cuvier [G.] 1819
Spelling
goliath
Hydrocynus goliath
Boulenger [G. A.] 1898
Valid
hujeta
Hydrocynus hujeta
(Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850)
Synonym
lineatus
Hydrocynus lineatus
Schlegel [H.] in Bleeker 1863
Synonym
lucius
Hydrocynus lucius
Cuvier [G.] 1816
Synonym
maculatus
Hydrocynus maculatus
(Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1850)
Synonym
scomberoides
Hydrocynus scomberoides
Cuvier [G.] 1816
Not available
somonorum
Hydrocynus somonorum
Daget [J.] 1954
Synonym
tanzaniae
Hydrocynus tanzaniae
Brewster [B.] 1986
Valid
vittiger
Hydrocynus vittiger
Boulenger [G. A.] 1907
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