Kafue Pike

Hepsetus lineatus

Hepsetid Fish beneath African Waters

Tropical
Coastal
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Africa
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Hepsetus lineatus, known as the Kafue pike, is a species of freshwater fish in the Hepsetidae family of the order Characiformes. It is an African river-dwelling species found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. It grows to a maximum of 28.3 centimetres (11.1 in) in standard length.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Maximum length: 28.3 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: coastal basins from the Sanaga in Cameroon to the Chiloango in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 93279 ). Also in the Dja River in Cameroon (Ref. 93279 ) and the middle Congo River basin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ref. 108775 ).

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