Smallscale African Pike

Hepsetus microlepis

Hepsetid Fish in the Congo Basin

Smallscale African Pike is a freshwater fish from Africa. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Characins
Family: Hepsetidae
Genus: Hepsetus
Maximum length: 30.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Africa: widespread in the lower and middle Congo River basin, excluding the southern part of the Kasai and the Dja; and just upstream of Wagenia rapids in Kisangani (Ref. 108775 ). Also in the Gribingui River (Lake Chad basin) in Central African Republic (Ref. 108775 ).

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