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African Pike Characin
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African Pike Characin

Hepsetus odoe

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.

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