Hepsetus cuvieri

(Hepsetus cuvieri)

Description

Hepsetus cuvieri, sometimes known as the African pike or Kafue pike characin, is a predatory freshwater fish found mainly in southern Africa. This species was described in 1861 by the French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Characiformes
Family:Hepsetidae
Genus:Hepsetus
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