Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hepsetus odoe, the African pike characin, is a predatory freshwater characin belonging to the family Hepsetidae. It was formerly considered that there was a single species of Hepsetus pike characin but recent studies have led to the species being split and Hepsetus odoe sensu stricto is the west African representative of the group.
Wikipedia contributors, Hepsetus odoe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:47:13.825930+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1794)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Characiformes
- Family
- Hepsetidae
- Genus
- Hepsetus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCharaciformes
- suborderCharacoidei
- familyHepsetidae Hubbs, 1939
- genusHepsetus Swainson, 1838
- speciesHepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hepsetus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hepsetus cuvieri (Castelnau, 1861) | HepsetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hepsetus kingsleyae Vreven, Decru & Snoeks, 2013 | HepsetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hepsetus lineatus (Pellegrin, 1926) | HepsetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hepsetus microlepis (Boulenger, 1901) | HepsetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hepsetus occidentalis Decru, Snoeks & Vreven, 2013 | HepsetidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Xiphorynchus odoe (Bloch, 1794) (Bloch, 1794) | synonym |
| Salmo odoe Bloch, 1794 Bloch, 1794 | synonym |
| Sarcodaces odoe (Bloch, 1794) (Bloch, 1794) | synonym |
| Sarcodaces odor (Bloch, 1794) (Bloch, 1794) | synonym |
| Hepsetus fulvus (Shaw, 1804) (Shaw, 1804) | synonym |
| Hydrocyonoides odoe (Bloch, 1794) (Bloch, 1794) | synonym |
| Hepsetus akawo Decru, Vreven & Snoeks, 2012 Decru, Vreven & Snoeks, 2012 | synonym |
| Salmo fulvus Shaw, 1804 Shaw, 1804 | synonym |
| Xiphorhamphus odoe (Bloch, 1794) (Bloch, 1794) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581702 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KWM8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.