Hepsetus cuvieri
| Hepsetus cuvieri | |
|---|---|
| Hepsetus cuvieri, in an Aquarium of Guma Lagoon Camp in the Okavango Delta | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Hepsetidae |
| Genus: | Hepsetus |
| Species: | H. cuvieri |
| Binomial name | |
| Hepsetus cuvieri (Castelnau, 1861) | |
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Hepsetus cuvieri, sometimes known as the African pike or Kafue pike characin, is a predatory freshwater fish found in southern Africa. This species was described in 1861 by the French naturalist Francis de Laporte de Castelnau.
The fish is named in honor of Georges Cuvier (1769-1832).
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