Hepsetus occidentalis

Taxonavigation: Characiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Characiformes

Familia: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Species: Hepsetus occidentalis

Name

Hepsetus occidentalis Decru et al., 2013

• Holotype: MRAC B0-16-P-1.
• Paratypes: MRAC 92-059-P-0649, 73-10-P-978, 73-5-P-451-452 (2), 73-5-P-449.

Type locality: Gambie, Riv. Gambie, vill. Kani Kunda.

Etymology: The Latin adjective occidentalis means 'western' or 'westerly', and refers to the distribution of this species, which is the westernmost species of the genus.

References

• Decru, E., Vreven, E. & Snoeks, J.; 2012: A revision of the West African Hepsetus (Characiformes; Hepsetidae) with a description of H. akawo sp. nov. and a redescription of H. odoe (Bloch, 1794). Journal of Natural History, 46: 1–23. Reference page.  [fig. 4 as H. odoe = Hepsetus occidentalis]
• 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.