Species that contain: Sarcodaces and odoe [ 2 ] records

lineata, Sarcodaces odoe var. Pellegrin [J.] 1926:157 [Revue de Zoologie Africaine v. 13 (no. 3-4); ref. 3404] Upper Mayumbe (Chiloango), Tshela, 4°59'S, 12°56'E, Democratic Republic of Congo. Lectotype: MRAC 19132. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1925-0248 (1). Type catalog: Bertin 1948:8 [ref. 19577]. Lectotype designated by Decru, Vreven & Snoeks 2013:1365 [ref. 32574]. Originally species as odoë. •Synonym of Hepsetus odoe (Bloch 1794) -- (Roberts 1984:138 [ref. 6182]). •Valid as Hepsetus lineatus (Pellegrin 1926) -- (Decru et al. 2013:1352, 1365 [ref. 32574] as lineata, Decru et al. 2015:273 [ref. 34058], Decru et al. 2017:626 [ref. 35508], Skelton 2019:226 [ref. 36564], Fermon et al. 2022:150 [ref. 39448], Walsh et al. 2022:[4] [ref. 39281] as lineata, Decru 2024:370 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Hepsetus lineatus (Pellegrin 1926). Hepsetidae. Distribution: Western-central Africa: Lower Guinea (Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo), Sangha-Dja River (Congo River basin), and Angola. Habitat: freshwater.

microlepis, Sarcodaces odoe var. Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:139 [footnote] [Les poissons du Bassin du Congo; ref. 14744] Ibali, lake Leopold II (lake Mai-Ndombe), Congo River basin, 2°03'S, 18°11'E. Lectotype: BMNH 2011.7.21.1. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1899.9.26.78-79 (2). •Synonym of Hepsetus odoe (Bloch 1794) -- (Roberts 1984:138 [ref. 6182], Zengeya et al. 2011:1741 [ref. 32575]). •Valid as Hepsetus microlepis (Boulenger 1901) -- (Decru et al. 2015:281 [ref. 34058], Decru et al. 2017:625 [ref. 35508], Stiassny et al. 2021:1687 [ref. 39000], Decru 2024:370 [ref. 40817]). Current status: Valid as Hepsetus microlepis (Boulenger 1901). Hepsetidae. Distribution: Central Africa: Lake Chad region and Congo River basin, Democratic Republic of Congo. Habitat: freshwater.