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Species in the genus Heptapterus: [ 19 ] records

bleekeri, Heptapterus Boeseman [M.] 1953:3, Fig. 1a [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 32 (no. 1); ref. 12684] Brooklet in Marowini [Marowijne] basin, eastern side of Nassau Mountains, Suriname. Holotype: RMNH 19421. Paratypes: RMNH 19420 (7), 36409 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman 1953 -- (Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Le Bail et al. 2000:120 [ref. 24549], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:412 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Aguilera et al. 2011:243 [ref. 31080], Azpelicueta et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31489], Melo et al. 2016:134 [ref. 34701], Brosse et al. 2019:134 [ref. 38320]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman 1953. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Northern South America: Marowijne/Maroni River basin, and state of Amapá (Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.

borodini, Imparfinis Mees [G. F.] & Cala [P.] 1989:387 [Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences) v. 92 (no. 3); ref. 14277] Franca, Rio Grande, Province of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8639. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155]. Replacement name for Imparfinis longicauda Borodin 1927, secondarily preoccupied in Imparfinis by Pimelodus longicauda Boulenger 1887. Now in different genera, so no longer needed. •Valid as Imparfinis borodini Mees & Cala 1989 -- (Burgess & Finley 1996:166 [ref. 22901], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155], Ortega-Lara et al. 2011:778 [ref. 31716], Castro & Wosiacki 2019:470 [ref. 37139], Azevedo-Santos et al. 2020:6 [ref. 39606], dos Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364], Silva et al. 2020:10 [ref. 37809], Vieira-Guimarães et al. 2024:44 [ref. 41258]). •Valid as Heptapterus borodini (Mees & Cala 1989) -- (Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]). •Synonym of Heptapterus longicauda (Borodin 1927) -- (Deprá et al. 2023:149 [ref. 39829]). Replacement Name. Current status: Synonym of Heptapterus longicauda (Borodin 1927). Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

carmelitanorum, Heptapterus Azevedo-Santos [V. M.], Deprá [G. C.], Aguilera [G.], Faustino-Fuster [D. R.] & Katz [A. M.] in Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster, Katz & Azevedo-Santos 2022:330, Figs. 3-5a, 7-10 [Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 98 (no. 2); ref. 39580] Not named stream tributary of Itací stream, tributary of Sapucaí River, Grande River drainage, Paraná River basin, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, about 20°54'57"S, 45°56'21"W, elevation about 830 meters. Holotype: MNRJ 53174. Paratypes: LBP. •Valid as Heptapterus carmelitanorum Azevedo-Santos, Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster & Katz 2022. Current status: Valid as Heptapterus carmelitanorum Azevedo-Santos, Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster & Katz 2022. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: Sapucaí River drainage, Paraná River basin, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

carnatus, Heptapterus Faustino‐Fuster [D. R.], Bockmann [F. A.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2019:352, Figs. 2-4 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 94 (no. 3); ref. 36604] Passo do Portão stream, tributary of the Pelotas River, upper Uruguay River basin, Vacaria Municipality, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 28° 11'4"S, 51°00'02"W. Holotype: UFRGS 22840. Paratypes: LIRP, MNRJ, MUSM, UFRGS. •Valid as Heptapterus carnatus Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba 2019 -- (Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus carnatus Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba 2019. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Upper Uruguay River basin, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

eigenmanni, Heptapterus Steindachner [F.] 1907:487 [13] [Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse v. 116 (1. Abth.); ref. 18797] Maldonado on Río de la Plata, Uruguay. Lectotype: MCZ 7597 (cited as 7579). Paralectotypes: MCZ 63330 (1). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. On p. 13 of separate. Lectotype selected by Buckup 1988:650 [ref. 6635]. •Mention -- (López et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27366]). •Synonym of Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Buckup 1988:649 [ref. 6635], Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Litz & Koerber 2014:20 [ref. 33622], Mirande & Koerber 2015:34 [ref. 35117], Koerber et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35267]). Current status: Synonym of Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes 1835). Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Habitat: freshwater.

exilis, Heptapterus Faustino‐Fuster [D. R.], Bockmann [F. A.] & Malabarba [L. R.] 2019:361, Figs. 6-8 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 94 (no. 3); ref. 36604] Sanga das Tunas, tributary of the Ibicuí River, Uruguay River basin, Quevedos Municipality, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 29°21'01"S, 54°12'38"W. Holotype: UFRGS 22500. Paratypes: LIRP, MCP, MNRJ, MUSM, UFRGS. •Valid as Heptapterus exilis Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba 2019 -- (Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus exilis Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba 2019. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Ibicuí River drainage, middle Uruguay River basin, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

fissipinnis, Heptapterus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1911:240, Pl. 35 (fig. 5) [Arquivos do Museu Nacional de Rio de Janeiro v. 16; ref. 3716] Rio Estrella, Brazil. Holotype: MNRJ (probably lost). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. Misspelled ñssipinnis in heading for account, as fissipinnis in at least 5 other places, including derivation given in footnote 2. •Valid as Heptapterus fissipinnis Miranda Ribeiro 1911 -- (Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Aguilera et al. 2011:243 [ref. 31080], Azpelicueta et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31489]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus fissipinnis Miranda Ribeiro 1911. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Stream tributary to Estrela River, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

hollandi, Imparfinis Haseman [J. D.] 1911:383, Pl. 48 (fig. 2) [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (19); ref. 2048] Rio Iguaçú at Pôrto União da Victoria, Brazil. Holotype (unique): FMNH 54244 [ex CM 2864, 230 mm]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:76 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:49 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155]. •Not in genus Imparfinis -- (Mees & Cala 1989:382 [ref. 14277]). •Valid as Pariolius hollandi (Haseman 1911) -- (Gómez & Chebez 1996:59 [ref. 23791], López et al. 2003:62 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131]). •Valid as Imparfinis hollandi Haseman 1911 -- (Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:415 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155], Almirón et al. 2007:823 [ref. 29443], Ortega-Lara et al. 2011:778 [ref. 31716], Mirande & Koerber 2015:34 [ref. 35117], Castro & Wosiacki 2019:471 [ref. 37139], dos Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364]). •Valid as Heptapterus hollandi (Haseman 1911) -- (Burgess 1989:276 [ref. 12860], Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]) Current status: Valid as Heptapterus hollandi (Haseman 1911). Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: Iguaçu River basin (Argentina and Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

longicauda, Imparfinis Borodin [N. A.] 1927:4, Fig. 3 [American Museum Novitates No. 266; ref. 12246] Franca, Rio Grande, Province of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Holotype (unique): AMNH 8639. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155] Secondarily preoccupied in Imparfinis by Pimelodus longicauda Boulenger 1887; replaced by Imparfinis borodini Mees & Cala 1989. But now, both species are in different genera and both names are no longer secondary homonyms. •Treated as valid -- (Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860]). •Synonym of Imparfinis borodini Mees & Cala 1989 -- (Mees & Cala 1989:383 [ref. 14277], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:414 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Heptapterus longicauda (Borodin 1927) -- (Deprá et al. 2023:149 [ref. 39829], Silva-Sene et al. 2024:4 [ref. 41784]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus longicauda (Borodin 1927). Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: upper Paraná, São Francisco and Tocantins River basins (Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

mandimbusu, Heptapterus Aguilera [G.], Benitez [M.], Terán [G. E.], Alonso [F.] & Mirande [J. M.] 2017:573, Figs. 1-2 [Zootaxa 4299 (no. 4); ref. 35499] Melo stream, Uruguay River basin, Misiones, Argentina, 27°25'2.67"S, 54°42'7.93"W. Holotype: CI-FML 7238. Paratypes: CI-FML, IBIGEO, LGEP. •Valid as Heptapterus mandimbusu Aguilera, Benitez, Terán, Alonso & Mirande 2017 -- (Koerber et al. 2017:5 [ref. 35632], Koerber et al. 2019:6 [ref. 36736], Mirande & Koerber 2020:2 [ref. 37594], Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus mandimbusu Aguilera, Benitez, Terán, Alonso & Mirande 2017. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: Melo stream, Uruguay River basin, Misiones (Argentina). Habitat: freshwater.

mbya, Heptapterus Azpelicueta [M. de las M.], Aguilera [G.] & Mirande [J. M.] 2011:320, Figs. 13 [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 118 (no. 2); ref. 31489] Arroyo Moreno at Ruta Provincial 202, 26°54'24"S, 54°54'50"W, río Paraná basin, Misiones Province, Argentina. Holotype: CI-FML 4008. Paratypes: AL 247 (4, 1 c&s), 269 (2); CI-FML 4009 (2), 4010 (2); MHNG 2722.092 (4). The name mbya is a noun; based on aborigines. •Valid as Heptapterus mbya Azpelicueta, Aguilera & Mirande 2011 -- (Koerber 2014:6 [ref. 33621], Mirande & Koerber 2015:34 [ref. 35117], Aguilera et al. 2017:579 [ref. 35499], Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus mbya Azpelicueta, Aguilera & Mirande 2011. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Paraná River basin, Misiones Province, Argentina. Habitat: freshwater.

multiradiatus, Heptapterus Ihering [R. von] 1907:20 [21] [Notas preliminares; editadas pela redaccão da Revista do Museu Paulista v. 1 (fasc. 1); ref. 2294] Ribeirão do Alto da Serra, Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. Holotype (?): MZUSP [ex DZSASP] 294. Type catalog: Britski 1969:205 [ref. 12401], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. In Portuguese on p. 21. •Valid as Heptapterus multiradiatus Ihering 1907 -- (Buckup 1988:651 [ref. 6635], Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Aguilera et al. 2011:243 [ref. 31080], Azpelicueta et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31489]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus multiradiatus Ihering 1907. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Upper Tietê River basin, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

mustelinus, Pimelodus Valenciennes [A.] 1835:Pl. 2 (figs. 1-4) [Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale; ref. 20720] Rio de la Plata, South America. No types known. Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. Name available from plate in 1835, description in Valenciennes 1847:7 [ref. 5010], as Pimelodus mustellinus. See also Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840:165 [ref. 1008]. •Valid as Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes 1835) -- (Buckup 1988:649 [ref. 6635], Malabarba 1989:139 [ref. 14217], Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860], Gómez & Chebez 1996:59 [ref. 23791], Haro et al. 1996:6 [ref. 25004], Sverlij et al. 1998:51 [ref. 27632] dated 1840, Miquelarena et al. 2002:78 [ref. 26517], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061], López et al. 2003:61 [ref. 27366], Menni 2004:83 [ref. 28131], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Aguilera et al. 2011:240 [ref. 31080], Azpelicueta et al. 2011:325 [ref. 31489], Litz & Koerber 2014:20 [ref. 33622], Sarmiento et al. 2014:191 [ref. 35004], Mirande & Koerber 2015:34 [ref. 35117], Bertaco et al. 2016:417 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:32 [ref. 35565], Koerber et al. 2017:51 [ref. 35267], Aguilera et al. 2017:579 [ref. 35499], Faustino-Fuster et al. 2019:370 [ref. 36604], dos Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364], Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580], Giora & Wingert 2023:92 [ref. 41026], Loureiro et al. 2023:128 [ref. 40506], Gomes et al. 2024:76 [ref. 42631]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes 1835). Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: La Plata and Uruguay River basins and coastal drainages of southern Brazil (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Uruguay). IUCN (2023): Least Concern. Habitat: freshwater.

ornaticeps, Heptapterus Ahl [E.] 1936:110 [Zoologischer Anzeiger v. 116 (nos 3/4); ref. 13679] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [probably incorrect]. Holotype (unique): ZMB 20933. Type catalog: Silfvergrip & Paepke: 1997:165 [ref. 24006], Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155]. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:92 [ref. 21847]. •Species inquirenda in Heptapterus -- (Ferraris 2007:185 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Heptapterus ornaticeps Ahl 1936 -- (Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061], Aguilera et al. 2011:243 [ref. 31080], Azpelicueta et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31489], Faustino-Fuster et al. 2019:371 [ref. 36604], Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus ornaticeps Ahl 1936. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: ? coastal streams of eastern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.

panamensis, Imparales Bussing [W. A.] 1970:7, Fig. 2 [Contributions in Science (Los Angeles) No. 196; ref. 7720] Creek crossing road on south side of Santa Fe, Veraguas Province, Panama, elevation 305 meters. Holotype: USNM 204692. Paratypes: LACM 30689-1 (3), 30690-1 (1); UCR 321-1 (1), 322-1 (1); USNM 204693 (40). Type catalog: Ferraris & Vari 1992:33 [ref. 19771], Ferraris 2007:180 [ref. 29155], Angulo et al. 2015:376 [ref. 35212]. •Valid as Imparales panamensis Bussing 1970 -- (Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061]). •Incertae sedis in Heptaperidae, not related to Imparales -- (Ferraris 2007:180 [ref. 29155]). •Valid as Heptapterus panamensis (Bussing 1970) -- (Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860], DoNascimiento et al. 2017:90 [ref. 35633]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus panamensis (Bussing 1970). Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Panama and Colombia. Habitat: freshwater.

qenqo, Heptapterus Aguilera [G.], Mirande [J. M.] & Azpelicueta [M. de las M.] 2011:[3] 242, Figs 1, 3, 5 [Journal of Fish Biology v. 78 (no. 1); ref. 31080] Río Rearte, Río Salí basin, 26°22'52.1"S, 65°31'36.8"W, Trancas, Tucumán, Argentina. Holotype: CI-FML 3955. Paratypes: many at CI-FML. •Valid as Heptapterus qenqo Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta 2011 -- (Azpelicueta et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31489], Koerber 2014:6 [ref. 33621], Mirande & Koerber 2015:34 [ref. 35117], Aguilera et al. 2017:579 [ref. 35499], Faustino-Fuster et al. 2019:371 [ref. 36604], Deprá et al. 2022:330 [ref. 39580]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus qenqo Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta 2011. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Salí-Dulce River basin, northwestern Argentina. Habitat: freshwater.

stewarti, Heptapterus Haseman [J. D.] 1911:376, Pl. 74 [Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 7 (nos 3-4) (19); ref. 2048] Serrinha Paraná, in a creek about one half mile from the Rio Iguaçú, Brazil. Holotype (unique): FMNH 54234 [ex CM 2850]. Type catalog: Henn 1928:76 [ref. 12305], Ibarra & Stewart 1987:46 [ref. 12367], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Heptapterus stewarti Haseman 1911 -- (Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860], López et al. 2002:59 [ref. 26808], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Aguilera et al. 2011:243 [ref. 31080], Azpelicueta et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31489], Aguilera et al. 2017:579 [ref. 35499], Faustino-Fuster et al. 2019:371 [ref. 36604], dos Reis et al. 2020:465 [ref. 38364]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus stewarti Haseman 1911. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: Iguaçu River basin (southern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.

sympterygium, Heptapterus Buckup [P. A.] 1988:644, Figs. 1-2 [Copeia 1988 (no. 3); ref. 6635] Canal at east side of highway BR-471, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, 32°32'S, 52°31'W. Holotype: MZUSP 19179. Paratypes: AMNH 50001 (3); MAPA 419 (1), 696 (1), 1611 (1), 1613 (1, c&s), 1615-1619 (5), 1624-1628 (5), 1629-1630 (2); MCZ 58442 (5); MZUSP 19180-88 (9); RMNH 28721-23 (1, 1, 1); UFRGS 698 (2), 1200-1209 (10), 1210 (1 c&s), 1211-1216 (6). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Heptapterus sympterygium Buckup 1988 -- (Buckup 1988:649 [ref. 6635], Malabarba 1989:140 [ref. 14217], Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:413 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Aguilera et al. 2011:243 [ref. 31080], Azpelicueta et al. 2011:326 [ref. 31489], Koerber & Litz 2014:3 [ref. 34967], Bertaco et al. 2016:417 [ref. 34561], Koerber & Litz 2016:4 [ref. 35098], Aguilera et al. 2017:579 [ref. 35499], Faustino-Fuster et al. 2019:371 [ref. 36604], Koerber et al. 2020:7 [ref. 37480], Koerber et al. 2021:8 [ref. 38894], Giora & Wingert 2023:93 [ref. 41026], Koerber et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40355], Loureiro et al. 2023:128 [ref. 40506]). Current status: Valid as Heptapterus sympterygium Buckup 1988. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America coastal lowlands of eastern Rio Grande do Sul State (Brazil) and Uruguay. Habitat: freshwater.

tapanahoniensis, Heptapterus Mees [G. F.] 1967:223, Fig. 2 [Zoologische Mededeelingen (Leiden) v. 42 (no. 20); ref. 7977] Tapanahoni River, Suriname. Holotype: RMNH 25546. Paratypes: RMNH 25547-51 (12, 1, 8, 5, 7). Type catalog: Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155]. •Valid as Heptapterus tapanahoniensis Mees 1967 -- (Mees 1986:322 [ref. 5693], Burgess 1989:277 [ref. 12860], Le Bail et al. 2000:126 [ref. 24549], Ferraris 2007:184 [ref. 29155], Aguilera et al. 2011:243 [ref. 31080], Borstein et al. 2022:18 [ref. 39507]) Current status: Valid as Heptapterus tapanahoniensis Mees 1967. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: South America: Maroni/Marowijne and Sinnamary River basins (French Guiana and Suriname). Habitat: freshwater.