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| Heptapterus | |
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| Heptapterus sp. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Heptapterus Bleeker, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Pimelodus mustelinus Valenciennes, 1835 | |
| Species | |
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Heptapterus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
Species
[edit]There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman, 1953
- Heptapterus carmelitanorum Azevedo-Santos, Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster & Katz, 2022
- Heptapterus carnatus Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba, 2019
- Heptapterus exilis Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba, 2019
- Heptapterus fissipinnis A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911
- Heptapterus hollandi (Haseman, 1911)
- Heptapterus longicauda (Boulenger, 1887)
- Heptapterus mandimbusu Aguilera, Benitez, Terán, Alonso & Mirande, 2017
- Heptapterus mbya Azpelicueta, Aguilera & Mirande, 2011
- Heptapterus multiradiatus R. Ihering (pt), 1907
- Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes, 1835)
- Heptapterus ornaticeps C. G. E. Ahl, 1936
- Heptapterus panamensis (Bussing, 1970)
- Heptapterus qenqo Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta, 2011
- Heptapterus stewarti Haseman, 1911
- Heptapterus sympterygium Buckup, 1988
- Heptapterus tapanahoniensis Mees, 1967
References
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- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heptapterus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
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