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.