Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
misidentification
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Reports from Kouilou-Niari (Ref. 2914, 81637) and Loémé (Ref. 81637) refer to Hepsetus lineata (Ref. 93279). Reports from the Congo basin (e.g Likouala-aux-Herbes; Ref. 53208) refer to other species (Ref. 108775).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Paugy, D., 2007
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Characiformes (Characins) > Hepsetidae (African pikes)
Etymology: Hepsetus:Greek, epsetas, -e, -on = boiled, but there is the following sentence: "oí epsetoi" = certain fishes, and also could be related to "psetta" = grouper (Ref. 45335); odoe:The specific name refers to the local names in the Adangme language of Hepsetus specimens in Ghana: 'Akawo nyagbe', which means 'dog-like teeth' and 'akawo' which means 'attacker' or 'predator' (Ref. 88135). More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
