Author: (Cuvier, 1819)
FBname: Elongate tigerfish
Remark: Affinities: <i>H. vittatus</i> (Ref. 2880, 80290).
Comments: Forms shoals; an open water predator often found near the water surface; feeds on fishes, preferring long bodied fish as they are easier to swallow and also takes insects, grass and snails; cannibalistic; preyed upon by fish eagle <i>Haliaeetus vocifer</i>; breeding migrations have been reported up several tributaries of Lake Kariba during the rains (Ref. 13337).