FB-4530 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Hepsetidae Hepsetus Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794) Akao Akawo Akawo nyagbe Afrikansk geddekarpelaks Afrikanischer Hechtsalmler Guineischer Lachssalmler Wasserhund African pike Pike characid Harilik huntsalmler Avuwo Dzaru Lixe Haukitetra Zagundumi Ajanga Ijakere Afriška ščuka Alaakpaa Angbagne Basoaka Dog fish Eje Kurmisia Kurmising Oje Saganci Usawu Wulugangan 鱤脂鯉 鳡脂鲤 Hepsetus akawo Decru, Vreven & Snoeks, 2012 Hepsetus fulvus (Shaw, 1804) Hydrocyonoides odoe (Bloch, 1794) Salmo fulvus Shaw, 1804 Salmo odoe Bloch, 1794 Sarcodaces odoe (Bloch, 1794) Sarcodaces odor (Bloch, 1794) Xiphorhamphus odoe (Bloch, 1794) Xiphorynchus odoe (Bloch, 1794) 1991-07-11 2017-04-11 Nelson, J.S.0 Fishes of the world. 2nd edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York. 523 p. (Ref. 245) Teugels, G.G., C. Lévêque, D. Paugy and K. 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Pliberšek (eds)0 BiosWeb. Biological database of the Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia. Ljubljana, Fisheries Research Institute of Slovenia, 2014. (www.biosweb.org. updated 13/04/2023). (Ref. 128520) Hontonyon, E. W.0 Fish catches among water side communities of Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria. Lagos State University, Department of Fisheries, Thesis. (Ref. 132914) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík0 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143) FB-GeneralDescr-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-07-11 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 This species seems to prefer upper river courses or small rivers where Hydrocynus species are absent or scarce (Ref. 81278). Decru, E., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks 2012 A revision of the West African <i>Hepsetus</i> (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) with a description of <i>Hepsetus akawo</i> sp. nov. and a redescription of <i>Hepsetus odoe</i> (Bloch, 1794). J. Nat. Hist. 46(1-2):1-23. (Ref. 88135) FB-DiagnosticDescr-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-07-13 00:00:00 2017-04-13 19:44:53 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 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).Description: Head broad but shallow, with relatively long but broad snout; body elongated and broad, which gives it a plump appearance (Ref. 88135). Dorsal and anal fins, though in a posterior position in all Hepsetus species, more anteriorly positioned relatively to other Hepsetus (Ref. 88135). Small number of lateral line scales, 43-51; 11-18 predorsal scales; 15-20 dorsal-adipose scales; 11-17 adipose-caudal scales; 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 (Ref. 88135, 94534). Large number of quite small gill rakers on epibranchiale of first gill arch, 17-23 (Ref. 88135).Colouration: dorsal side of head and body brownish, with a gradual change from darker to lighter tones on flanks; entirely yellowish ventrally; some specimens darker brownish and more uniformly coloured; a vague horizontal line pattern on the flanks, from anterior border of adipose fin, occasionally from posterior border of dorsal fin, to caudal fin base, resulting from the scales having a darker upper and lower border, whereas remaining part of scales remains paler; these lines cover the flanks from approximately three scale rows above lateral line down to two scale rows below the lateral line; sometimes series of 10-16 greyish vertical bands are present on the dorsolateral body parts; the presence of these bands appears to be linked to stress; rounded dorsoventrally elongated blackish spot behind head and just above lateral line (Ref. 88135). Posterior part of head with three, well-marked, dark brownish bands running from posterior border of eye to anterior edge of preopercle; bands sometimes faded and poorly visible; lower half of postopercle brownish, sometimes blackish; rounded dorsoventrally elongated blackish spot behind head, above lateral line (Ref. 88135). All fins but the adipose fin yellowish to dark brownish, more or less the same as body colour; distally translucent; caudal fin translucent, in mid-centre and proximally on upper and lower lobes; dorsal, anal and caudal fins with prominent small, roundish, dark-brown spots; spots on fins more prominent on larger specimens, larger than about 150mm standard length; adipose fin base yellowish to darker brownish, black distally (Ref. 88135). Decru, E., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks 2012 A revision of the West African <i>Hepsetus</i> (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) with a description of <i>Hepsetus akawo</i> sp. nov. and a redescription of <i>Hepsetus odoe</i> (Bloch, 1794). J. Nat. Hist. 46(1-2):1-23. (Ref. 88135) FB-Morphology-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Maria Lourdes D. Palomares 1992-07-13 00:00:00 2017-04-13 19:44:53 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 45 - 49 Decru, E., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks 2012 A revision of the West African <i>Hepsetus</i> (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) with a description of <i>Hepsetus akawo</i> sp. nov. and a redescription of <i>Hepsetus odoe</i> (Bloch, 1794). J. Nat. Hist. 46(1-2):1-23. (Ref. 88135) FB-Distribution-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-07-11 00:00:00 2017-04-11 21:11:02 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 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). Decru, E., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks 2012 A revision of the West African <i>Hepsetus</i> (Characiformes: Hepsetidae) with a description of <i>Hepsetus akawo</i> sp. nov. and a redescription of <i>Hepsetus odoe</i> (Bloch, 1794). J. Nat. Hist. 46(1-2):1-23. (Ref. 88135) FB-Uses-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-07-11 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) FB-Migration-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-07-11 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 Potamodromous. Migrating within streams, migratory in rivers, e.g. Saliminus, Moxostoma, Labeo. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km. Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík 2001 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143) FB-LifeCycle-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tom Froese 1991-07-11 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=4530&StockCode=4714 Builds a free-floating bubblenest. Baensch, H.A. and R. Riehl 1985 Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. (Ref. 2060) FB-TrophicStrategy-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Pascualita Sa-a 1999-06-25 00:00:00 2017-04-11 20:10:15 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public odoe http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats This species seems to prefer upper river courses or small rivers where Hydrocynus species are absent or scarce (Ref. 81278). Paugy, D. 2003 Hepsetidae. p. 232-235. In D. Paugy, C. Lévêque and G.G Teugels (eds.) The fresh and brackish water fishes of West Africa Volume 1. Coll. faune et flore tropicales 40. Institut de recherche de développement, Paris, France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris, France and Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Tervuren, Belgium, 457p. (Ref. 81278) FB-Size-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-07-11 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 44.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 83624)) Konan, K.F., A. Ouattara, M. Ouattara and G. Gourčne 2007 Weight-length relationship of 57 fish species of the coastal rivers in South-eastern of Ivory coast. Ribarstvo 65(2):49-60. (Ref. 83624) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-4530 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Crispina B. Binohlan 1991-07-11 00:00:00 2025-11-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4530 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology demersal; potamodromous (Ref. 138143); freshwater; pH range: 6.0 - 7.5; dH range: 18 Lucas, M.C., E. Baras, T.J. Thom, A. Duncan and O. Slavík 2001 Migration of freshwater fishes. Blackwell Science Ltd. 440 p. (Ref. 138143)