Heptapterus
Heptapterus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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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Heptapterus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.
Species[]
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- , 1953
- A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911
- , & , 2011
- (pt), 1907
- (Valenciennes, 1835)
- C. G. E. Ahl, 1936
- , & , 2011
- , 1911
- , 1988
- Mees, 1967
- Mees, 1986
References[]
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- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Heptapterus in FishBase. December 2011 version.
Categories:
- Heptapteridae
- Fish of South America
- Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
- Catfish genera
- Freshwater fish genera
- Siluriformes stubs