Heptapterus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
Heptapterus | |
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Heptapterus mustelinus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Siluriformes |
Family: | Heptapteridae |
Genus: | Heptapterus Bleeker, 1858 |
Type species | |
Pimelodus mustelinus Valenciennes, 1835
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Species | |
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Species
editThere are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman, 1953
- Heptapterus carmelitanorum Azevedo-Santos, Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster & Katz, 2022
- 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
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- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Heptapterus". FishBase. December 2011 version.