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What is a tigerfish?

What is a tigerfish? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. Any of a number of species of fish with stripes on their bodies, otherwise fearsome appearance, or aggressive predatory behavior, including, among others:
    1. (Africa) Any fish in the characin genus Hydrocynus.
    2. (East Africa) A cichlid native to the Lake Malawi basin, Rhamphochromis longiceps.
    3. (Asia) The jarbua terapon and related species in the family Terapontidae.
    4. Any fish in the percoid genus Datnioides.
    5. The barracuda.
    6. (Guyana) One or more species of catfish in the family Pimelodidae.
    7. Hoplias malabaricus and related characins in the family Erythrinidae.
    8. One or more East Asian species of lionfish in the genus Pterois.
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Among the natives in the river is the huge, highly carnivorous giant tigerfish.
Large carnivorous forms such as the African tigerfish and the South American piranhas have powerful jaws and strong teeth, extremely effective weapons for defense as well as for offense.
Expedition No 2 sees the intrepid trio bound for the Congo after Goliath Tigerfish, loaded for bear.
Ethiopia boasts more than 200 species of freshwater fish, including Nile perch, immense catfish, tigerfish, and brown and rainbow trout.

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