Hepsetus
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| Hepsetus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Hepsetidae C. L. Hubbs, 1939 |
| Genus: | Hepsetus Swainson, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Salmo odoe Bloch, 1794 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hepsetus is a genus of African fishes, the African pikes, in the characin order, Characiformes. It is the sole genus in the family Hepsetidae.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2][3]
- Hepsetus kingsleyae Vreven, Decru & Snoeks, 2013[2]
- Hepsetus lineata (Pellegrin, 1926)
- Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) (Kafue pike)
- Hepsetus occidentalis Decru, Snoeks & Vreven, 2013[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Hepsetus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Decru, E., Vreven, E. & Snoeks, J. (2013): A revision of the Lower Guinean Hepsetus species (Characiformes; Hepsetidae) with the description of Hepsetus kingsleyae sp. nov. Journal of Fish Biology, 82: 1351–1375.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Decru, E., Snoeks, J. & Vreven, E. (2013): The true identity of the holotype of Hepsetus odoe and the names of the two West African species of Hepsetus (Teleostei: Hepsetidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 24 (2): 187-192.
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