Hepsetus

Hepsetus is a genus of African fishes, the African pikes or African pike characins, in the order Characiformes. It is the sole genus in the family Hepsetidae. It was long believed that only a single widespread species existed, H. odoe, but studies in 2011–2013 have shown that this species is restricted to parts of West and Central Africa. The well-known species of southern Africa, including Kafue River, is Hepsetus cuvieri. These predatory fish reach up to 44 cm in length.

Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
 * Hepsetus cuvieri (Castelnau, 1861)
 * Hepsetus kingsleyae Vreven, Decru & Snoeks, 2013
 * Hepsetus lineatus (Pellegrin, 1926)
 * Hepsetus microlepis (Boulenger, 1901)
 * Hepsetus occidentalis Decru, Snoeks & Vreven, 2013
 * Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794)

Synonym:
 * Hepsetus akawo Decru, Vreven & Snoeks, 2012 = Hepsetus odoe