Heptapterus

Heptapterus
Heptapterus mustelinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Heptapteridae
Genus:	Heptapterus Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Pimelodus mustelinus Valenciennes, 1835
Species
See text

Heptapterus is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America.

Species

There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: ^[1]

• Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman, 1953
• Heptapterus carmelitanorum Azevedo-Santos, Deprá, Aguilera, Faustino-Fuster & Katz, 2022
• Heptapterus carnatus Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba, 2019
• Heptapterus exilis Faustino‐Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba, 2019
• Heptapterus fissipinnis A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1911
• Heptapterus hollandi (Haseman, 1911)
• Heptapterus longicauda (Boulenger, 1887)
• Heptapterus mandimbusu Aguilera, Benitez, Terán, Alonso & Mirande, 2017
• Heptapterus mbya Azpelicueta, Aguilera & Mirande, 2011
• Heptapterus multiradiatus R. Ihering (pt), 1907
• Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes, 1835)
• Heptapterus ornaticeps C. G. E. Ahl, 1936
• Heptapterus panamensis (Bussing, 1970)
• Heptapterus qenqo Aguilera, Mirande & Azpelicueta, 2011
• Heptapterus stewarti Haseman, 1911
• Heptapterus sympterygium Buckup, 1988
• Heptapterus tapanahoniensis Mees, 1967

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heptapterus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 3 November 2025.