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Hepsetidae (African pikes)
Etymology: Hepsetus: Greek, epsetas, -e, -on = boiled, but there is the following sentence: "oí epsetoi" = certain fishes, and also could be related to "psetta" = grouper (Ref. 45335); odoe: The specific name is possibly derived from the Greek 'odon' which means tooth (Brown 1954) (Ref. 88135).
More on author: Bloch.
पर्यावरण: पर्यावरण / जलवायु क्षेत्र / गहराई सीमा / वितरण सीमा
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल ड़िमरसल; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: ? - 18; पोटामोड़िरोमस (Ref. 138143). Tropical; 26°C - 28°C (Ref. 2060)
Africa: easternmost part of West 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 River in Cameroon (Ref. 88135). Reports from outside this area refer to other species of Hepsetus (Ref. 88135, 93279, 93907, 108775).
प्रथम परिपक्वता पर लंबाई / आकार / वज़न / आयु
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm 14.0 range ? - ? cm
Max length : 44.2 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 83624)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 12; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 45 - 49. Diagnosis: This species is distinguished from all other Hepsetus species by the following unique combination of characters: number of lateral line scales low, 43–51; nostril-lower jaw distance short, 36.6–42.1% of head length; number of gill rakers high, 17–23; number of scales between dorsal fin and lateral line 7.5-9.5; number of scales between adipose fin and lateral line 4.5-6.5; head width broad, 32.8–42.3% of head length; and internasal distance high, 21.9–28.3% of head length (Ref. 88135).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
This species seems to prefer upper river courses or small rivers where Hydrocynus species are absent or scarce (Ref. 81278).
Builds a free-floating bubblenest.
Decru, E., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks, 2012. 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). J. Nat. Hist. 46(1-2):1-23. (Ref. 88135)
आईयूसीएन रेड लिस्ट स्थिति (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
मानव उपयोग
मात्स्यिकी: निर्वाह मात्स्यिकी; जलजीवालय: व्यापारिक
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जातिवृति विविधता सूचकांक (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00398 - 0.00693), b=3.15 (3.07 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref.
93245).
ट्रॉफिक स्तर (संदर्भ
69278): 4.1 ±0.71 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 3.8 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (K=0.27-0.59; tmax=5; Fec < 10,000).
मछली पकड़ने की भेद्यता (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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पोषक तत्व (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 164 [63, 392] mg/100g; Iron = 2.04 [1.02, 4.59] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [16.8, 21.2] %; Omega3 = 0.362 [0.132, 0.962] g/100g; Selenium = 120 [47, 340] μg/100g; VitaminA = 14.6 [5.4, 40.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.47 [0.99, 2.21] mg/100g (wet weight);
