Overview
Species of this family are found in South America.
The family Heptapteridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Siluriformes. It may be found in Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Etymology of this family name: Greek, hepta = seven + Greek, pteron = fin
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Taxonomy
The Family Heptapteridae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Genus (27): Acentronichthys · Brachyglanis · Brachyrhamdia · Cetopsorhamdia · Chasmocranus · Gladioglanis · Goeldiella · Heptapterus · Horiomyzon · Imparales · Imparfinis · Leptorhamdia · Mastiglanis · Myoglanis · Nannoglanis · Nannorhamdia · Nemuroglanis · Pariolius · Phenacorhamdia · Phreatobius · Pimelodella · Pseudorhamdia · Rhamdella · Rhamdia · Rhamdioglanis · Rhamdiopsis · Taunayia
- Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 328 species and subspecies in the Family Heptapteridae.
Genera
Acentronichthys
Acentronichthys leptos is the only species of catfish (order Siluriformes) in the genus Acentronichthys of the family Heptapteridae. This species occurs in coastal streams in Brazil from Rio de Janeiro to Santa Catarina State, and in S?o Mateus, Esp?rito Santo State. This species grows a length of 9.1 centimetres (3.6 in) SL. [more]
Brachyglanis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[1] [more]
Brachyrhamdia
Cetopsorhamdia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[2] [more]
Chasmocranus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[3] [more]
Gladioglanis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[4] [more]
Goeldiella
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[5] [more]
Heptapterus
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[6] [more]
Horiomyzon
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[7] [more]
Imparales
Imparfinis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[8] [more]
Leptorhamdia
Mastiglanis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[9] [more]
Myoglanis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[10] [more]
Nannoglanis
Nannorhamdia
Nemuroglanis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[11] [more]
Pariolius
Phenacorhamdia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[12] [more]
Phreatobius
Phreatobius is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes). [more]
Pimelodella
Pimelodella is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes. [more]
Pseudorhamdia
Rhamdella
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[13] [more]
Rhamdia
Rhamdia is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes found in the Americas. [more]
Rhamdioglanis
Rhamdiopsis
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[14] [more]
Taunayia
A Genus in the Kingdom Animalia.[15] [more]
More info about the Genus Taunayia may be found here.
Bibliography
- Ortí G, Petry P, Porto JI, Jégu M, Meyer A, Journal of molecular evolution. 1996 Feb;42(2):169-82.
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