Hepsetus occidentalis Decru et al., 2013

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Hepsetus odoe (part) : Roberts, 1984 : 138 (misidentification)25. Hepsetidae. | Paugy, 1990 b : 192-194, fig. 19.1 (misidentification)19. Hepsetidae. | Lévêque et al., 1991 : 134 (misidentification)Annotated check-list of the freshwater fishes of the Nilo-sudan river basins, in Africa. | Paugy et al., 1994 : 51, 52 (misidentification)Faune ichtyologique des eaux douces d'Afrique de l'Ouest. | Diouf, 1996 : 130 (misidentification)Les peuplements de poissons des milieux estuariens de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: L'exemple de l'estuaire hyperhalin du Sine-Saloum. | Hugueny & Pouilly, 1999 : 1311, 1312, 1316, 1320, 1321 (misidentification)Morphological correlates of diet in an assemblage of West African freshwater fishes. | Paugy, 2003 c : 232-235, fig. 19.1 (misidentification)19. Hepsetidae. | Decru et al., 2012 : 8-11, fig. 4 (misidentification)A revision of the West African Hepsetus (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) with a description of Hepsetus akawo sp. nov. and a redescription of Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794)..
Hepsetus occidentalis : Decru et al., 2013 b : 187-191The true identity of the holotype of Hepsetus odoe and the names of the two West African species of Hepsetus (Teleostei: Hepsetidae). | Decru et al., 2015 : 273Taxonomic evaluation of the Hepsetus from the Congo basin with the revalidation of H. microlepis (Teleostei: Hepsetidae). | Pezold et al., 2016 : 100, 101, 104, 122A survey of fishes of the Geebo - Dugbe River confluence, Sinoe County, Liberia, with an emphasis on tributary creeks. | Carvalho et al., 2017 : 2First chromosomal analysis in Hepsetidae (Actinopterygii, Characiformes): insights into relationship between African and Neotropical fish groups. | Decru et al., 2017 b : 617-626, fig. 3eSpecies richness in the African pike genus Hepsetus: a perfect match between genetics and morphology..

Attributs

DISTRIBUTION: Lien Faunafri
Colour pattern : Decru et al., 2012 .
Common names : K-thin / Njamgbe / Pohie (Krio: Sierra Leone), Pohle (Limba, west-central: Sierra Leone), Njamgbe (Mende: Sierra Leone), K-thin (Themne: Sierra Leone), Sègual (Wolof: Senegal) .
Current distribution known : known from the Senegal River (Senegal) up to the Cavally River (Côte d'Ivoire) in the western part of West Africa. Its distribution covers the westernmost part of the distribution area of the genus Hepsetus .
Distribution_references : Decru et al., 2012 | Decru et al., 2013b .
Food habits_references : Hugueny & Pouilly, 1999 .
Genetics : Decru et al., 2017b .
Habitat / home range : seems to prefer upper river courses or small rivers where Hydrocynus are absent or scarce .
Morphology / anatomy : Decru et al., 2012 | Decru et al., 2013b | Decru et al., 2017b .
Phylogeny : Decru et al., 2017b .
Size : 350 mm SL .
Types :
- Hepsetus occidentalis Decru, Snoeks & Vreven 2013: 189-191. Type locality: River Gambia, near Kani Kunda, Gambia. Holotype MRAC 2010.16.P.000, paratypes MRAC 92.059.P.0649, 73.10.P.0967, 73.5.P.0451-0452, 73.5.P.0449.