Hepsetidae

Southern African Pike

Hepsetus cuvieri

Thirty Seven Centimeters Hepsetid Fish of the Congo Basin

• Tropical
• Lower river
• Upper river
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Hepsetus cuvieri, the African pike, Southern African pike characin or Kafue pike characin, is a predatory species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the monotypic family Hepsetidae, the African pike characins. This fish is found in southern Africa. It was formerly classified within the single widespread African species Hepsetus odoe but this has now been split into a number of valid species.