Goliath Tiger Fish

The Goliath Tiger Fish is a large predatory fish that lives in the Congo River in Africa.

At the end of the episode "Demon Fish," Jeremy Wade caught a very large specimen. While Wade wanted to release it back into the wild, it was badly injured in the struggle. Wade and his guide debated for a while, as the guide believed they should give it to the village for food. Due to its injuries, Wade knew it would not survive, so he agreed to take it to the village, where the people took it and carried it off into the distance, almost in celebration. While Wade was unhappy that the fish did not survive, he was also happy that it meant so much to the villagers.

Description[]

The Goliath Tigerfish is a large and heavily built fish, with the largest specimens reaching a length of 6 feet, and 100 pounds in weight, although there have been reports of individuals weighing 150 lbs or more. This fish has long crocodile-like teeth, specially evolved to tear chunks of meat out of other fish.

The Goliath Tigerfish is a piscivore, which means it eats primarily fish. An adult will eat any other fish it can overpower, such as small Nile perch.

Known Attacks[]

Deep in the Congo, a young girl goes into waist deep water. Around her waist is a belt made out of bottle-caps given to her by her parents to ward off evil spirits. Ironically, its shine attracted the attention of a large Goliath Tigerfish. Triggering a predatory response, the beast closed in and bit her nearly in half. This report inspired Jeremy Wade to come to the Congo to try to catch this monster fish.
Another report told of a Goliath Tigerfish jumping out of the water and biting a man on his neck, killing him instantly.