Hepsetus
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Characiformes |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Species (6):
H. cuvieri –
H. kingsleyae –
H. lineatus –
H. microlepis –
H. occidentalis –
H. odoe
Name
[edit]Hepsetus Swainson, 1838: 259
- Type species: Salmo odoe ♂ Bloch, 1794. Appeared without species; first addition of species not researched; type by subsequent monotypy or by subsequent designation of Hubbs 1939: 168.
Synonyms
[edit]- Sarcodaces Günther, 1864: 352
References
[edit]- Swainson, W. 1838: On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. A. Spottiswoode, London. 1: i-vi + 1-368.
- Decru, E., E. Vreven & J. Snoeks 2012: 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 of Natural History, 46(nos. 1-2): 1–23.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Kafue pikes