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Hepsetus odoe (Bloch, 1794)

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Nigeria country information

Common names: Ijakere, Saganci, Usawu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Widely distributed in Nigeria (Ref. 31256). Known from Ogun River (Ref. 2914), Oshun River (Ref. 81278, 88135), Niger River basin (Ref. 2914, 81278, 88135), including Benue River (Ref. 2914, 81278, 88135) and Lake Kainji (Ref. 3799, 13861), and Cross River (Ref. 2914, 52861, 81278, 88135).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ni.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Decru, E., E. Vreven and J. Snoeks, 2012
National Database:

Common names from other countries

African pike, Basoaka, Wulugangan, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ekologi


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