| Accepted scientific name: |
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Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 (accepted name) |
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| Synonyms: |
| Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau, 1861 (synonym) |
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| Hydrocion lineatus Schlegel, 1863 (synonym) |
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| Hydrocyon forskalii (non Cuvier, 1819) (misapplied name) |
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| Hydrocyon lineatus Schlegel, 1863 (synonym) |
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| Hydrocyon vittatus (Castelnau, 1861) (synonym) |
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| Common names: |
| Common name |
Transliteration |
Language |
Country |
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| Musonga |
- |
- |
Angola |
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| Tiervis |
- |
Afrikaans |
Namibia |
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| Tiervis |
- |
Afrikaans |
South Africa |
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| Kalb el Bahr |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Kas |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Kass |
- |
Arabic |
Sudan |
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| Manda |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Nsanga |
- |
Bemba |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps) |
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| Kasangi |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Muka |
- |
Chokwe |
Angola |
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| Almindelig tigerfisk |
- |
Danish |
Denmark |
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| Koris |
- |
El Molo |
Kenya(Lake Turkana) |
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| Ndweshi |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Tiger fish |
- |
English |
- |
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| Tiger fish |
- |
English |
Ghana |
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| Tigerfish |
- |
English |
Kenya |
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| Tigerfish |
- |
English |
Namibia(Kwando River (Ref. 81703).) |
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| Tigerfish |
- |
English |
South Africa |
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| Tigerfish |
- |
English |
Tanzania |
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| Tigerfish |
- |
English |
USA |
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| Tigerfish |
- |
English |
Zambia(Bangweulu swamps; Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602)) |
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| Avuwo kordzeasa |
- |
Ewe |
Ghana |
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| Linjatiikeritetra |
- |
Finnish |
Finland |
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| Akao |
- |
Ga |
Ghana |
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| Gestreifter Wasserhund |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Tigersalmler |
- |
German |
Germany |
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| Zawai |
- |
Hausa |
Nigeria |
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| Owulueze |
- |
Igbo |
Nigeria |
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| Kabi |
- |
Ijo |
Nigeria |
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| Kiri shelia |
- |
Kanuri |
Nigeria |
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| Hidi |
- |
Kim |
Chad(Kim (Ref. 52867).) |
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| Hidi Dare |
- |
Kim |
Chad(Eré (Ref. 52867).) |
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| Hiding |
- |
Kim |
Chad(Djoumané (Ref. 52867).) |
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| Hiring |
- |
Kim |
Chad(Kolobo (Ref. 52867).) |
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| Kasanji |
- |
Lwena |
Angola |
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| 狗脂鯉 |
Gou jhih li |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| 狗脂鲤 |
Gou zhi li |
Mandarin Chinese |
China |
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| Ebma tsagi |
- |
Nupe |
Nigeria |
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| Mcheni |
- |
Nyanja |
Malawi(Lower Shire River Valley) |
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| Ncheni |
- |
Sena |
Mozambique |
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| Kachinga |
- |
Swahili (individual language) |
Tanzania(Rukwa) |
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| Lokel |
- |
Turkana |
Kenya(Lake Turkana) |
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| Ijakere |
- |
Yoruba |
Nigeria |
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| Ngania |
- |
Zande |
Sudan |
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| Classification: |
| Kingdom |
Animalia
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2b7e0a3-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Phylum |
Chordata
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CoL |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a0f2ea-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Class |
Actinopterygii
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2a17954-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Order |
Characiformes
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2caf022-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Family |
Alestidae
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e2cb080d-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Genus |
Hydrocynus
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FishBase |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:e36f6ad2-ac8e-11e3-805d-020044200006:col20150401
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| Distribution: |
West-Africa: Niger, Bénoué, Ouémé, Senegal (Ref. 2880, 5331, 7248, 81279), Ouémé (unconfirmed, Ref. 81279), Chad (Ref. 2880, 5331, 81279). Also found in the Volta (Ref. 5331, 81279) and Mono rivers (Ref. 81279).
Lower Guinea: Cross and Sanaga basins (Ref. 80290).
Also reported from Nile, Omo, Congo, Lufira, Lualaba, Luapula, Zambezi, Limpopo, Rovuma, Shire, Rufiji, Ruaha, Lake Bangweulu, Lake Mweru, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Upemba, Lake Rukwa (Ref. 2880, 80290) and Lake Kariba (Ref. 27602), Malagarazi, Okavango and lower reaches of coastal systems south to Pongolo (Ref. 7248). |
| Lifezones: |
Freshwater |
| Additional data: |
-
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| Latest taxonomic scrutiny: |
02-Oct-2012 |
| Source database: |
FishBase, Jan 2015
99%
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| Bibliographic citation: |
Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858. |
| Online resource: |
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4479
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| CoL taxon LSID: |
urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:287fa940-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401 |
