Striped tigerfish, African tigerfish, tiervis, ngwesh (Hydrocynus vittatus)

Hydrocynus vittatus is a species in the Hydrocynus genus. It is commonly known as Striped tigerfish, African tigerfish, tiervis, ngwesh This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Alestidae subfamily Alestinae, . . This species is found in Niger/Bénoué, Ouémé River, Senegal River, Nile, Omo River, Congo River, Lufira, Lualaba River, Luapula, Zambezi, Limpopo River, Rovuma, Shire River and Wami River; as well as Lakes - Lake Bangweulu, Mweru, Tanganyika, Upemba, Rukwa and Malagarazi. It is also found in the Okavango Basin and lower reaches of coastal systems south to the Pongola River and in man-made Lake Kariba, Lake Jozini and Schroda Dam.