surinamensis, Heptapterus Bleeker [P.] 1862:387 [17] [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeling Natuurkunde. v. 14; ref. 390] Suriname [ Suriname River]. Holotype (unique): RMNH 2984. Type catalog: Boeseman 1972:311 [ref. 19698], Ferraris 2007:183 [ref. 29155]. On p. 17 of separate. Type information: Van der Stigchel 1947:41 [ref. 13094]. •Valid as Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker 1862) -- (Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:412 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:183 [ref. 29155]). Current status: Valid as Chasmocranus surinamensis (Bleeker 1862). Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae. Distribution: Suriname River basin, Suriname. Habitat: freshwater.