Alestidae

Tiger fish

Hydrocynus vittatus

Leaping to catch swallows

• Tropical
• Coastal
• Lower river
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

Hydrocynus vittatus, the African tigerfish, tiervis or ngwesh is a freshwater fish distributed throughout much of Africa. This predatory fish is generally a piscivore but it has been observed leaping out of the water and catching barn swallows in flight.