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Hepsetus
Hepsetus is a genus of African fishes, the African pike characins, in the order Characiformes. It is the sole genus in the family Hepsetidae. It was long believed that only a single widespread species existed, H. odoe, but studies in 2011–2013 have shown that this species is restricted to parts of West and Central Africa. The well-known species of southern Africa, including Kafue River, is Hepsetus cuvieri. These predatory fish reach up to 70 cm (28 in) in...
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
African Pike Characin
speciesHepsetus odoe
Southern African Pike
speciesHepsetus cuvieri
Lined African Pike
speciesHepsetus lineatus
West African Pike
speciesHepsetus occidentalis
Kingsley's African Pike
speciesHepsetus kingsleyae
Smallscale African Pike
speciesHepsetus microlepis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88846.