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Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hydrocynus lineatus
Recognized by Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Hydrocynus vittatus
Species recognized by Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, Angola Species List, Benin Species List, Botswana Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Malawi Species List, Mali Species List, Mauritania Species List, Namibia Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Senegal Species List, South Africa Species List, Sudan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia EU, North Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AF, NCBI, and EOL authors
Hydrocynus vittatus
Recognized by FAO Fishery Statistics
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species, GBIF national node type records France, GBIF national node type records Sweden, and Mozambique Species List
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Recognized by OBIS environmental data records
Hydrocynus vittatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Hydrocynus vittatus
Recognized by Flickr Group and AnAge
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test, and GBIF data coverage
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Recognized by Fishbase
Hydrocyon lineatus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hydrocion lineatus Schlegel 1863
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hydrocynus lineatus (Schlegel 1863)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hydrocyon lineatus Schlegel 1863
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hydrocyon vittatus (Castelnau 1861)
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hydrocion lineatus Schlegel 1863
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hydrocynus lineatus (Schlegel 1863)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hydrocyon lineatus Schlegel 1863
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hydrocyon vittatus (Castelnau 1861)
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Hydrocinus vittatus Castelnau 1861
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hydrocion lineatus Schlegel 1863
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Hydrocion lineatus Schlegel 1863
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hydrocynus lineatus (Schlegel 1863)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Hydrocynus lineatus (Schlegel 1863)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hydrocyon forskalii
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Hydrocyon forskalii
Misapplied name according to Fishbase
Hydrocyon lineatus Schlegel 1863
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Hydrocyon lineatus Schlegel 1863
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase
Hydrocyon vittatus (Castelnau 1861)
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test
Hydrocyon vittatus (Castelnau 1861)
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Fishbase

Common Names

English

Tiger fish
prefer
Recognized by AnAge, Fishbase, and admin
Ndweshi preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Tigerfish
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names
Tiger Fish
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Afrikaans

Ngweshi
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tiervis preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

Kalb el bahr
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Kas
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Kass
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
كلب النيل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

虎鱼 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

afrotetra botswanská preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Almindelig tigerfisk preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Tijgervis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Harilik vesihunt preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Ewe

Avuwo kordzeasa
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Avuwo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Linjatiikeritetra preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

German

Gestreifter Wasserhund preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Tigersalmler
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Hausa

Zawai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Hebrew

דג טיגריס ויטטוס preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Igbo

Owulueze preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Japanese

タイガーフィッシュ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kanuri

Kiri shelia preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Russian

Обыкновенная тигровая рыба preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sango

Monzüängë preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Kachinga preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Swedish

Tigerfisk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ปลาไทเกอร์วิเตตัส preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yoruba

Ijakere preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Arz

كلب النيل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Characoidei
Alestidae
Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger 1898)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Alestidae
Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger 1898)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Characoidei
Alestidae
Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger 1898)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Characoidei
Alestidae
Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger 1898)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Alestidae
Hydrocynus Cuvier 1816
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger 1898)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Alestiidae
Hydrocynus Cuvier 1816
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath (Boulenger 1898)
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Characiformes
Alestidae
Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 (this page)
Alestes baremoze (Joannis 1835)
Alestes bouboni Roman 1973
Alestes dentex (Linnaeus 1758)
Alestes liebrechtsii Boulenger 1898
Alestes macrophthalmus Günther 1867
Alestopetersius bifasciatus (Poll 1967)
Alestopetersius brichardi Poll 1967
Alestopetersius caudalis (Boulenger 1899)
Alestopetersius compressus (Poll & Gosse 1963)
Alestopetersius hilgendorfi (Boulenger 1899)
Alestopetersius leopoldianus (Boulenger 1899)
Alestopetersius nigropterus Poll 1967
Alestopetersius smykalai Poll 1967
Alestopetersius tumbensis Hoedeman 1951
Arnoldichthys spilopterus (Boulenger 1909)
Bathyaethiops breuseghemi (Poll 1945)
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus (Pellegrin 1925)
Bathyaethiops greeni Fowler 1949
Brachypetersius cadwaladeri (Fowler 1930)
Brachypetersius gabonensis Poll 1967
Brachypetersius huloti (Poll 1954)
Brachypetersius notospilus (Pellegrin 1930)
Brachypetersius pseudonummifer Poll 1967
Brycinus abeli (Fowler 1936)
Brycinus affinis (Günther 1894)
Brycinus bartoni (Nichols & La Monte 1953)
Brycinus bimaculatus Boulenger 1899
Brycinus brevis (Boulenger 1903)
Brycinus carmesinus Nichols & Griscom 1917
Brycinus carolinae (Paugy & Lévêque 1981)
Brycinus comptus Roberts & Stewart 1976
Brycinus ferox (Hopson & Hopson 1982)
Brycinus fwaensis Géry 1995
Brycinus grandisquamis (Boulenger 1899)
Brycinus imberi (Peters 1852)
Brycinus intermedius (Boulenger 1903)
Brycinus jacksonii (Boulenger 1912)
Brycinus kingsleyae (Günther 1896)
Brycinus lateralis (Boulenger 1900)
Brycinus leuciscus (Günther 1867)
Brycinus luteus (Roman 1966)
Brycinus macrolepidotus Valenciennes 1850
Brycinus minutus (Hopson & Hopson 1982)
Brycinus nigricauda (Thys van den Audenaerde 1974)
Brycinus nurse (Rüppell 1832)
Brycinus opisthotaenia (Boulenger 1903)
Brycinus peringueyi Boulenger 1923
Brycinus poptae (Pellegrin 1906)
Brycinus rhodopleura (Boulenger 1906)
Brycinus sadleri (Boulenger 1906)
Brycinus taeniurus (Günther 1867)
Brycinus tholloni (Pellegrin 1901)
Bryconaethiops boulengeri Pellegrin 1900
Bryconaethiops macrops Boulenger 1920
Bryconaethiops microstoma Günther 1873
Bryconaethiops quinquesquamae Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1990
Bryconalestes derhami (Géry & Mahnert 1977)
Bryconalestes longipinnis (Günther 1864)
Clupeocharax schoutedeni Pellegrin 1926
Hemigrammopetersius pulcher (Boulenger 1909)
Hydrocynus brevis (Günther 1864)
Hydrocynus forskahlii (Cuvier 1819)
Hydrocynus goliath Boulenger 1898
Hydrocynus tanzaniae Brewster 1986
Ladigesia roloffi Géry 1968
Lepidarchus adonis Roberts 1966
Micralestes acutidens (Peters 1852)
Micralestes ambiguus Géry 1995
Micralestes comoensis Poll & Roman 1967
Micralestes congicus Poll 1967
Micralestes eburneensis Daget 1965
Micralestes elongatus Daget 1957
Micralestes fodori Matthes 1965
Micralestes holargyreus (Günther 1873)
Micralestes humilis Boulenger 1899
Micralestes lualabae Poll 1967
Micralestes occidentalis (Günther 1899)
Micralestes pabrensis (Roman 1966)
Micralestes sardina Poll 1938
Micralestes schelly Stiassny & Mamonekene 2007
Micralestes stormsi Boulenger 1902
Nannopetersius lamberti Poll 1967
Petersius conserialis Hilgendorf 1894
Phenacogrammus altus (Boulenger 1899)
Phenacogrammus ansorgii (Boulenger 1910)
Phenacogrammus aurantiacus (Pellegrin 1930)
Phenacogrammus bleheri Géry 1995
Phenacogrammus deheyni Poll 1945
Phenacogrammus interruptus (Boulenger 1899)
Phenacogrammus major (Boulenger 1903)
Phenacogrammus polli Lambert 1961
Phenacogrammus stigmatura (Fowler 1936)
Phenacogrammus taeniatus Géry 1996
Phenacogrammus urotaenia (Boulenger 1909)
Rhabdalestes aeratis Stiassny & Schaefer 2005
Rhabdalestes brevidorsalis (Pellegrin 1921)
Rhabdalestes leleupi Poll 1967
Rhabdalestes rhodesiensis (Ricardo-Bertram 1943)
Rhabdalestes septentrionalis (Boulenger 1911)
Tricuspidalestes caeruleus (Matthes 1964)
8 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Actinopterygii
Actinopteri
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Osteoglossocephalai
Clupeocephala
Otomorpha
Ostariophysi
Otophysi
Characiphysae
Characiformes
Characoidei
Alestidae
Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus vittatus (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Hydrocynus goliath
Hydrocynus tanzaniae
unclassified Hydrocynus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Characoidei
Characidae
Characinae
Hydrocyon
Hydrocyon lineatus (this page)
Hydrocyon argenteum
Hydrocyon armatus
Hydrocyon brevidens
Hydrocyon falcirostris
Hydrocyon forskahlii
Hydrocyon hepsetus
Hydrocyon humeralis
Hydrocyon microlepis
Hydrocyon scomberoides

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Actinopterygii
Neopterygii
Teleostei
Ostariophysi
Characiformes
Alestidae
Hydrocynus
Hydrocynus vittatus (this page)
Hydrocynus brevis
Hydrocynus forskahlii
Hydrocynus goliath
Hydrocynus humeralis
Hydrocynus lucius
Hydrocynus somonorum
Hydrocynus tanzaniae
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