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.