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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderSiluriformes
  4. ›familyHeptapteridae
  5. ›genusHeptapterus
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Heptapterus bleekeri

Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman, 1953

Also calledHeptaptérus de Bleeker (fra) · bagrinho (por)

First described in: Boeseman, M. 1953. Scientific results of the Surinam Expedition 1948-1949. Part II. Zoology No. 2. The Fishes (I). Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden 32(1): 1-24.

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

biology_ecology

ECOLOGY. — Observed in streams, in low current velocity areas. Nocturnal species that hides during the day. Captured using rotenone.

Fishes of the Mitaraka Mountains (French Guiana)

distribution

DISTRIBUTION IN FRENCH GUIANA. — Known from a few small stream sites of the Maroni, Approuague and Oyapock drainage basins.

Fishes of the Mitaraka Mountains (French Guiana)

materials_examined

OCCURENCES. — S 2, S 4, S 9, S 13, S 14. SPECIMENS IN COLLECTION. — 4 MNHN (MNHN-IC- 2018 - 0490, MNHN-IC- 2018 - 0491, MNHN-IC- 2018 - 0492, MNHN- IC- 2018 - 0493); 3 Hydreco.

Fishes of the Mitaraka Mountains (French Guiana)

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2343810.