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''Hepsetus'' is a genus of African fishes, the African pikes, 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 Middle Africa. The well-known species of southern Africa, including Kafue River, is ''Hepsetus cuvieri''.〔Zengeya, T.A., Decru, E. & Vreven, E. (2011): Revalidation of ''Hepsetus cuvieri'' (Castelnau, 1861) (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) from the Quanza, Zambezi and southern part of the Congo ichthyofaunal provinces. ''Journal of Natural History, 45 (27-28): 1723-1744.''〕 These predatory fish reach up to in length. ==Species== There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: * ''Hepsetus cuvieri'' (Castelnau, 1861) 〔 * ''Hepsetus kingsleyae'' Vreven, Decru & Snoeks, 2013 〔Decru, E., Vreven, E. & Snoeks, J. (2013): A revision of the Lower Guinean ''Hepsetus'' species (Characiformes; Hepsetidae) with the description of ''Hepsetus kingsleyae'' sp. nov. ''Journal of Fish Biology, 82 (4): 1351–1375.''〕 * ''Hepsetus lineatus'' (Pellegrin, 1926) 〔 * ''Hepsetus microlepis'' (Boulenger, 1901) 〔Decru, E., Snoeks, J. & Vreven, E. (2015): Taxonomic evaluation of the ''Hepsetus'' from the Congo basin with the revalidation of ''H. microlepis'' (Teleostei: Hepsetidae). ''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 26 (3): 273-287.''〕 * ''Hepsetus occidentalis'' Decru, Snoeks & Vreven, 2013 〔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.''〕 * ''Hepsetus odoe'' (Bloch, 1794) 〔Decru, E., Vreven, E. & Snoeks, J. (2011): 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 (1-2): 1-23.''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hepsetus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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