Hepsetus odoe
| Hepsetus odoe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Characiformes |
| Family: | Hepsetidae |
| Genus: | Hepsetus |
| Species: | H. odoe |
| Binomial name | |
| Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) | |
| Synonyms | |
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.