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Kafue pike

Hepsetus occidentalis Decru, Snoeks & Vreven, 2013

Status not recordedbony fish

The kafue pike (Hepsetus occidentalis) is a species in the family Hepsetidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the kafue pike

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the kafue pike live?

Not recorded

Is the kafue pike endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the kafue pike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyHepsetidae
  6. genusHepsetus
  7. SpeciesHepsetus occidentalis Decru, Snoeks & Vreven, 2013
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • West African pikeEnglish
  • NjamgbeMende
  • Mukunga-ocidentalPortuguese
  • K-thinroot
  • SègualWolof

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the kafue pike

Other species in the same genus Hepsetus.

Dog fish

Hepsetus odoe

HepsetidaeNo free photo yet

Kafue pike

Hepsetus cuvieri

HepsetidaeNo free photo yet

Kafue pike

Hepsetus kingsleyae

HepsetidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the kafue pike?

The kafue pike (Hepsetus occidentalis) belongs to the family Hepsetidae in the order Characiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Kafue pike (Hepsetus occidentalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/hepsetus-occidentalis

MLA

“Kafue pike (Hepsetus occidentalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/hepsetus-occidentalis.

BibTeX
@misc{hepsetus_occidentalis_2026,
  title = {Kafue pike (Hepsetus occidentalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hepsetus-occidentalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}