Hepsetus odoe

Hepsetus odoe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Species:
H. odoe
Binomial name
Hepsetus odoe
(Bloch, 1794)[2]
Synonyms
  • Salmo odoe Bloch, 1794
  • Hydrocyonoides odoe (Bloch, 1794)
  • Sarcodaces odoe (Bloch, 1794)
  • Xiphorhamphus odoe (Bloch, 1794)
  • Xiphorynchus odoe (Bloch, 1794)
  • Salmo fulvus Shaw, 1804
  • Hepsetus fulvus (Shaw, 1804)
  • Hepsetus akawo Decru, Vreven & Snoeks, 2012

Hepsetus odoe, the African pike characin, is a predatory freshwater characin belonging to the family Hepsetidae. It was formerly considered that there was a single species of Hepsetus pike characin but recent studies have led to the species being split and Hepsetus odoe sensu stricto is the west African representative of the group.

  1. ^ Lalèyè, P. (2020). "Hepsetus odoe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T53875166A100179251. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T53875166A100179251.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Fishbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).