Hepsetus

Hepsetus

Taxonavigation

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 (6): H. cuvieri – H. kingsleyae – H. lineatus – H. microlepis – H. occidentalis – H. odoe

Name

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

• Sarcodaces Günther, 1864: 352

References

• 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

English: Kafue pikes