Species details : Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794)

Accepted scientific name:
Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Hepsetus odoe  (Bloch, 1794)
Synonyms:
Hepsetus akawo Decru, Vreven & Snoeks, 2012 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hepsetus akawo Decru, Vreven & Snoeks, 2012
Hydrocyonoides odoe (Bloch, 1794) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Hydrocyonoides odoe (Bloch, 1794)
Salmo odoe Bloch, 1794 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Salmo odoe Bloch, 1794
Sarcodaces odoe (Bloch, 1794) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Sarcodaces odoe (Bloch, 1794)
Sarcodaces odoe microlepis Boulenger, 1901 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Sarcodaces odoe microlepis Boulenger, 1901
Xiphorhamphus odoe (Bloch, 1794) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Xiphorhamphus odoe (Bloch, 1794)
Xiphorynchus odoe (Bloch, 1794) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Xiphorynchus odoe (Bloch, 1794)
Common names:
Common name Transliteration Language Country
Akao - Adangme Ghana(Akpabla) Click here to show the literature
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Akawo - Adangme Ghana(Akpabla) Click here to show the literature
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Akawo nyagbe - Adangme Ghana(Ada (Ref. 52866).) Click here to show the literature
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Afrikansk geddekarpelaks - Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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African pike - English Ghana Click here to show the literature
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African pike - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Pike characid - English USA Click here to show the literature
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Avuwo - Ewe Ghana(Akpabla) Click here to show the literature
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Dzaru - Ewe Ghana(Anloga (Ref. 52866).) Click here to show the literature
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Lixe - Ewe Ghana(Battor and Anloga (Ref. 52866).) Click here to show the literature
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Haukitetra - Finnish Finland Click here to show the literature
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Akao - Ga Ghana Click here to show the literature
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Afrikanischer Hechtsalmler - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Guineischer Lachssalmler - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Wasserhund - German Germany Click here to show the literature
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Zagundumi - Hausa Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Usawu - Ijo Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Wulugangan Woulougangan Jula Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) Click here to show the literature
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Kurmisia - Kim Chad(Djoumané, Eré and Kim (Ref. 52867).) Click here to show the literature
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Kurmising - Kim Chad(Kolobo (Ref. 52867).) Click here to show the literature
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鱤脂鯉 Gan Jhih li Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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鳡脂鲤 Gan zhi li Mandarin Chinese China Click here to show the literature
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Basoaka Basoaka Mòoré Burkina Faso(Hauts-bassins de la Volta.) Click here to show the literature
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Saganci - Nupe Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Ijakere - Yoruba Nigeria Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Kingdom Animalia CoL
Phylum Chordata CoL
Class Actinopterygii FishBase
Order Characiformes FishBase
Family Hepsetidae FishBase
Genus Hepsetus FishBase
Distribution: Africa: from the Sassandra River (Ivory Coast) in the west to the Shari River (Central African Republic) in the east, and southwards up to the Kribi/Kienke River (Cameroon)(Ref. 88135). Reports from outside this area refer to other Hepsetus species (Ref. 88135, 93279, 93907).
Lifezones: Freshwater
Additional data: -
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 19-May-2014
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2015   99%
Bibliographic citation: Froese R. & Pauly D. (eds) (2025). FishBase (version Jan 2015). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2015 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Kunze T., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/col. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-8858.
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4530
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:287d6efa-c365-11e4-869f-239583ce8323:col20150401