HEPTAPTERIDAE

compiled from FishBase and participant responses

photo of ? Heptapterus sp. (INHS 53756) by Mark Sabaj

Genera
Current valid species

Known/ estimated new species

Active taxonomists & systematists
ACENTRONICHTHYS
2
Bockmann
BRACHYGLANIS
3
Alejandra Diaz, Bockmann
BRACHYRHAMDIA
5
Bockmann, Casatti
CETOPSORHAMDIA
8
Bockmann, Ortega-Lara & students, Royero
CHASMOCRANUS
8
Bockmann
GLADIOGLANIS
2
Bockmann, Lundberg
GOELDIELLA
1
Bockmann
HEPTAPTERUS
7
1
Aguilera, Alejandra Diaz, Azpelicueta, Bockmann, Ortega-Lara & students
HORIOMYZON
1
Bockmann, Lundberg
IMPARFINIS
20
1
Bockmann, DoNascimiento, Lasso, Ortega-Lara & students
LEPTORHAMDIA
6
Bockmann
MASTIGLANIS
1
Bockmann
MYOGLANIS
3
Bockmann, Petry
NANNOGLANIS
1
Bockmann
NEMUROGLANIS
3
Bockmann, Ferraris
PARIOLIUS
2
Bockmann
PHENACORHAMDIA
8
Bockmann
PHREATOBIUS
1
4
Bockmann, Petry
PIMELODELLA
66
8
Bockmann, Azpelicueta, Garavello, Guazzelli, Ortega-Lara & students, Taphorn
RHAMDELLA
7
Bockmann, Ortega-Lara & students
RHAMDIA
28
2
Akama, Azpelicueta, Bockmann, DoNascimiento, Garavello, Lundberg, Oyakawa, Provenzano
RHAMDIOGLANIS
3
Bockmann
RHAMDIOPSIS
2
Bockmann, Castro
TAUNAYIA
2
Bockmann, Trajano
"Pseudocetopsorhamdia"  
1
Salcedo
unspecified (central Amazonas)
-
"several"
Sazima, Zuanon
unspecified (Colombian)
-
35
Ortega-Lara pers. comm. 2002
unspecified (troglobitic)
-
?
Bichuette, Bockmann, Reis, Trajano
unspecified     Ferraris
Total
190
52
Overall total est. 242
Aguilera, Akama, Alejandra Diaz, Azpelicueta, Bichuette, Bockmann, DoNascimiento, Ferraris, Garavello, Guazzelli, Lasso, Lundberg, Ortega-Lara & students, Oyakawa, Petry, Provenzano, Reis, Royero, Salcedo, Taphorn, Trajano, Zuanon