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.