Heptapterus sympterygium
Buckup, 1988
syn (gr.) - united, pterygion (gr.) - wing / fin; because the junction from anal and caudal fin
Synonyms
Bagrinho-de-aguapé
least concern
Length (total)
approx. 6 cm
Standard length (documented)
47.0 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Flow
small
In water
Eichhornia crassipes, Makrophyten
Eats plants
not known
unknown
(22 -) 25 (- 29) soft rays
12-15 + 12-16 soft rays
slightly convex
(7 -) 8 (- 11) soft rays
12-15 + 12-16 soft rays
slightly convex
(7 -) 8 (- 11) soft rays
Sympatric with
Scleromystax reisi
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 413
- Buckup, P.A., 1988 "The genus Heptapterus (Teleostei, Pimelodidae) in southern Brazil and Uruguay, with the description of a new species" (Copeia, Vol, 1988 No. 3, P. 641)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 417)
- Aguilera, G.; Benitez, M.; Terán, G.E.; Alonso, F. & Mirande, J.M., 2017 "A new species of Heptapterus Bleeker 1858 (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) from the Uruguay River Basin in Misiones, Northeastern Argentina" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4299 No. 4, P. 243)
- Aguilera, G.; Benitez, M.; Terán, G.E.; Alonso, F. & Mirande, J.M., 2017 "A new species of Heptapterus Bleeker 1858 (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) from the Uruguay River Basin in Misiones, Northeastern Argentina" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4299 No. 4, P. 579)
- Faustino-Fuster, D.R.; Bockmann, F.A. & Malabarba, L.R., 2019 "Two new species of Heptapterus Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the Uruguay River basin, Brazil" (Journal of Fish Biology, P. 3)
- Malabarba, L.R.;Hirschmann,A.; Lucena,C.A.S. de; Giora,J.; Wingert,J.M.; Ferrer,J.; Silva,P.C ; Angrizani,R.C.; Costa Ramos,R. da; Kullander,S.; Carvalho,T.P.; Bertaco,V.; Fialho,C.B. & Bonato,K.O., 2025 "Guia Peixes do Bioma Pampa"
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27.09.2025