Hepsetidae

Kafue Pike

Hepsetus lineatus

Hepsetid Fish beneath African Waters

• Tropical
• Coastal
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Africa
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Hepsetus lineatus, known as the Kafue pike, is a species of freshwater fish in the Hepsetidae family of the order Characiformes. It is an African river-dwelling species found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. It grows to a maximum of 28.3 centimetres (11.1 in) in standard length.