Southern African Pike

Hepsetus cuvieri

Thirty Seven Centimeters Hepsetid Fish of the Congo Basin

Tropical
Lower river
Upper river
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Hepsetus cuvieri, the African pike, Southern African pike characin or Kafue pike characin, is a predatory species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the monotypic family Hepsetidae, the African pike characins. This fish is found in southern Africa. It was formerly classified within the single widespread African species Hepsetus odoe but this has now been split into a number of valid species.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Maximum length: 37 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: Quanza, Cunene, Okavango, upper Zambezi and Kafue River systems; in the Congo River basin present in the southernmost part of the Kasai basin and in the lower Luapula River (Ref. 93907 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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