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Lined African pike

Hepsetus lineatus (Pellegrin, 1926)

Status not recordedbony fish

The lined African pike (Hepsetus lineatus) is a species in the family Hepsetidae, order Characiformes.

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Quick facts about the lined African 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 lined African pike live?

Not recorded

Is the lined African 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 lined African pike classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCharaciformes
  5. familyHepsetidae
  6. genusHepsetus
  7. SpeciesHepsetus lineatus (Pellegrin, 1926)

Synonyms Hepsetus lineata, Hepsetus odoe lineata, Sarcodaces odoe lineata

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Triibuline huntsalmlerEstonian
  • Mukunga-bicudoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the lined African 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

Kafue pike

Hepsetus occidentalis

HepsetidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the lined African pike?

The lined African pike (Hepsetus lineatus) belongs to the family Hepsetidae in the order Characiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lined African pike (Hepsetus lineatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-african-pike

MLA

“Lined African pike (Hepsetus lineatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-african-pike.

BibTeX
@misc{lined_african_pike_2026,
  title = {Lined African pike (Hepsetus lineatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lined-african-pike},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}