Hydrocynus goliath
(
Boulenger, 1898)
Family:
Alestidae
(African Tetras) / Order:
Characiformes
(Characins)
Common names
IGFA all-tackle World Record
Size
UK: Goliath Tigerfish, Giant Waterdog, Wolftetra
DK: Stor Tigerfisk
44 kg / 97 lb 0 oz - Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire
Max Length: > 130 cm
Max Weight: > 50 kg
37 kg - River Congo, Congo, Africa
(
Photo: ©
Scott Swanson
)
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Juvenile
Aquarium, France
© Johnny Jensen