Hepsetus
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic_taxobox
| image = Cameroon2011 4 (2) (6857663022).jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| image_caption = Hepsetus lineatus
| parent_authority = C. L. Hubbs, 1939
| taxon = Hepsetus
| authority = Swainson, 1838
| type_species = Salmo odoe
| type_species_authority = Bloch, 1794
| synonyms =
Hydrocyonoides Castelnau, 1861
Sarcodaces Günther, 1864
}}
Hepsetus is a genus of African fishes, the African pikes or 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.{{cite journal |last1=Zengeya |first1=T. A. |last2=Decru |first2=E. |last3=Vreven |first3=E. |name-list-style=amp |title=Revalidation of Hepsetus cuvieri (Castelnau, 1861) (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) from the Quanza, Zambezi and southern part of the Congo ichthyofaunal provinces |journal=Journal of Natural History |date=2011 |volume=45 |issue=27–28 |pages=1723–1744 |doi=10.1080/00222933.2011.560724|bibcode=2011JNatH..45.1723Z }} These predatory fish reach up to {{convert|44|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length.{{FishBase genus |genus=Hepsetus |month=December |year=2020}}
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:{{Cof record |genid=9162 |title=Hepsetus |access-date=8 March 2021}}
- Hepsetus cuvieri (Castelnau, 1861)
- Hepsetus kingsleyae Vreven, Decru & Snoeks, 2013{{cite journal |last1=Decru |first1=E. |last2=Vreven |first2=E. |last3=Snoeks |first3=J. |name-list-style=amp |title=A revision of the Lower Guinean Hepsetus species (Characiformes; Hepsetidae) with the description of Hepsetus kingsleyae sp. nov. |journal=Journal of Fish Biology |date=2013 |volume=82 |issue=4 |pages=1351–1375 |doi=10.1111/jfb.12079 |pmid=23557311|bibcode=2013JFBio..82.1351D }}
- Hepsetus lineatus (Pellegrin, 1926)
- Hepsetus microlepis (Boulenger, 1901){{cite journal |last1=Decru |first1=E. |last2=Snoeks |first2=J. |last3=Vreven |first3=E. |name-list-style=amp |title=Taxonomic evaluation of the Hepsetus from the Congo basin with the revalidation of H. microlepis (Teleostei: Hepsetidae) |journal=Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters |date=2015 |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=273–287 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285115889 }}
- Hepsetus occidentalis Decru, Snoeks & Vreven, 2013{{cite journal |last1=Decru |first1=E. |last2=Snoeks |first2=J. |last3=Vreven |first3=E. |name-list-style=amp |title=The true identity of the holotype of Hepsetus odoe and the names of the two West African species of Hepsetus (Teleostei: Hepsetidae) |journal=Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters |date=2013 |volume=24 |issue=2 |pages=187–192 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290539090 }}
- Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794){{cite journal |last1=Decru |first1=E. |last2=Vreven |first2=E. |last3=Snoeks |first3=J. |name-list-style=amp |title=A revision of the West African Hepsetus (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) with a description of Hepsetus akawo sp. nov. and a redescription of Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) |journal=Journal of Natural History |date=January 2012 |volume=46 |issue=1–2 |pages=1–23 |doi=10.1080/00222933.2011.622055|bibcode=2012JNatH..46....1D }}
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References
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{{Cite book| last = Nelson| first = J. S.| title = Fishes of the World| authorlink = Joseph S. Nelson| location = Hoboken, NJ| date = 2006| edition = 4| publisher = John Wiley & Sons| isbn = 978-0-471-25031-9| pages=161–162}}
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Category:Freshwater fish genera
Category:Freshwater fish of Africa
Category:Taxa named by William Swainson
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