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.