Heptapterus exilis
Faustino-Fuster, Bockmann & Malabarba, 2019
exilis (lat.) - thin, slender; because the body shape
Synonyms
Bagre-de-pedra
Charutinho
Charutinho
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
73.6 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
arroio Toropi-mirim ] rio Toropi | rio Jaguari ⇒ rio Ibicuí → rio Uruguai = río Uruguay → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE
[ -29.350,-54.211 ]
Locality
in/near rapids
Eats plants
not known
unknown
present
iv - viii / (11 -) 13 - 14 (- 15) rays
6-7 + 5-7 soft rays
greatly convex
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 6 rays
(6 -) 7 (- 8) soft rays
5 soft rays
iv - viii / (11 -) 13 - 14 (- 15) rays
6-7 + 5-7 soft rays
greatly convex
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 6 rays
(6 -) 7 (- 8) soft rays
5 soft rays
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
- 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)
- 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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28.09.2025