Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
misidentification
Salinity:
freshwater
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Uses:
live export: yes;
Comments:
Reports from the Okavango Delta in the Boteti River, Thamalakane River, Nxaraga Lagoon, Xakanixa Lagoon, Magwexana Lagoon, perennial swamp rain pools, mainstream channel and Dungu Lagoon (27501) are misidentifications of Hepsetus cuvieri (Ref. 93907).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Zengeya, T.A., E. Decru and E. Vreven, 2011
National Database:
> Characiformes (Characins) > 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 refers to the local names in the Adangme language of Hepsetus specimens in Ghana: 'Akawo nyagbe', which means 'dog-like teeth' and 'akawo' which means 'attacker' or 'predator' (Ref. 88135). More on author: Bloch.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
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