Heptapterus

Heptapterus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

Heptapterus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Heptapterus
Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Pimelodus mustelinus
Valenciennes, 1835
Species

See text

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman, 1953
  • Heptapterus fissipinnis A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911
  • Heptapterus mbya Azpelicueta, Aguilera & Mirande, 2011
  • Heptapterus multiradiatus R. Ihering (pt), 1907
  • Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes, 1835)
  • Heptapterus ornaticeps C. G. E. Ahl, 1936
  • Heptapterus qenqo Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta, 2011
  • Heptapterus stewarti Haseman, 1911
  • Heptapterus sympterygium Buckup, 1988
  • Heptapterus tapanahoniensis Mees, 1967
  • Heptapterus tenuis Mees, 1986

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Heptapterus in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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