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''Hydrocynus'' is a genus of large characin fish in the family Alestidae commonly called "tigerfish," endemic to the African continent. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ("water"〔Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). ''A Greek-English Lexicon. revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones. with the assistance of. Roderick McKenzie.'' Oxford: Clarendon Press.〕) + κύων ("dog"〔). (In fact, this fish is popularly referred to as ''poisson chien'' (dog fish) in French-speaking West Africa.) The genus contains five〔Goodier SAM, Cotterill FPD, O'Ryan C, Skelton PH, de Wit MJ (2011) Cryptic Diversity of African Tigerfish (Genus Hydrocynus) Reveals Palaeogeographic Signatures of Linked Neogene Geotectonic Events. PLoS ONE 6(12): e28775. (doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028775 )〕 species, all popularly known as "African Tigerfish" for their fierce predatory behavior and other characteristics that make them excellent game fish.〔("Hydrocynus" ), Encyclopædia Britannica〕 The Hydrocynus is the only freshwater fish proven to prey on birds in flight.〔("African Tigerfish Recorded Catching Bird Prey in Mid-Flight For First Time Ever (VIDEO)" ), ''University Herald'', January 13, 2014.〕 == Species == * ''Hydrocynus brevis'' (Günther, 1864) (Tigerfish) * ''Hydrocynus forskahlii'' (G. Cuvier, 1819) (Elongate tigerfish) * ''Hydrocynus goliath'' Boulenger, 1898 (Giant tigerfish) * ''Hydrocynus tanzaniae'' B. Brewster, 1986 (Blue tigerfish) * ''Hydrocynus vittatus'' Castelnau, 1861 (Striped tigerfish) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hydrocynus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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