Atlas of freshwater fish in southern and eastern Africa.

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FishMAP:   1117
Province:   other
Country:   Malawi
Locus:   1534DD
Observer:   Brown Gary
Date of record:   2018-07-28
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   the fish was droped from a hight, onto the ground, to kill it, the Osprey followed the fish and recovered it to feed, but no pics of the recovery and feeding.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:43
Sp. code:   759460
Species name:   Hydrocynus vittatus
Common name:  
Family:   Alestidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Hydrocynus vittatus -- Tiger fish
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FishMAP-1117
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 1117 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:   Guessing you saw it more clearly than in the photo. Tigerfish only below the falls.
Date:   2020-04-07 10:59:28
Species name:   Hydrocynus vittatus
Species code:   759460
Comment number:   2
By:   Carl Huchzermeyer
Comment:  
Date:   2020-04-07 10:59:57
Species name:   Hydrocynus vittatus
Species code:   759460

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