Tigerfish, Nile tigerfish, Sahelian tigerfish (Hydrocynus brevis)

Hydrocynus brevis is a species in the Hydrocynus genus. It is commonly known as Tigerfish, Nile tigerfish, Sahelian tigerfish This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Alestidae subfamily Alestinae, . This species is found in Senegal to Ethiopia, throughout the Nile. In Northeast Africa it is found in the Ghazal and Jebel systems, Sudan, as well as Baro River, Ethiopia. In Western Africa it is known from Chad, Niger/Bénoué, Volta, Senegal and Gambia..