Heptapterus
Encyclopedia
Heptapterus is a genus
of catfish
es (order
Siluriformes) of the family
Heptapteridae
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It includes the following species
:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of catfish
Catfish
Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...
es (order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Siluriformes) of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Heptapteridae
Heptapteridae
Heptapteridae is a family of catfish that originate from Mexico to South America. Heptapteridae is derived from Greek, hepta meaning seven and pteron meaning fin....
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It includes the following species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman, 1953.
- Heptapterus fissipinnis Miranda Ribeiro, 1911.
- Heptapterus multiradiatus Ihering, 1907.
- Heptapterus mustelinus (Valenciennes, 1835).
- Heptapterus stewarti Haseman, 1911.
- Heptapterus sympterygium Buckup, 1988.
- Heptapterus tapanahoniensis Mees, 1967.
- Heptapterus tenuis Mees, 1986.