Giant Tigerfish

• GeneralA 50 kg predator with 32 teeth that will even take small crocodiles.
• Its teeth are replaced throughout its life and are so large that they remain visible with the mouth closed.
• It hunts in fast, turbid water where visibility is minimal and detects its prey by the vibrations they give off as they swim.
• It is the largest characin in the world: it reaches a metre and a half and around 50 kg.
• It has 32 conical teeth that slot into sockets in the opposite jaw when it closes its mouth, like a steel trap. It replaces them throughout its life.
• It hunts in turbulent, murky waters, where prey cannot see it coming, and it is guided as much by sight as by the vibrations it detects with its lateral line.
• Its size and power have made it a legendary sport fish in the Congo, and a symbol of the river.
• It is one of the few freshwater fish credited with attacks on people, although documented cases are scarce and probably accidental.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (fish)

Habitat and environment

Large fast-flowing rivers and lakes

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrocynus_goliath

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.