| Heptapterus bleekeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Heptapteridae |
| Genus: | Heptapterus |
| Species: | H. bleekeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Heptapterus bleekeri Boeseman, 1953 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chasmocranus bleekeri | |
Heptapterus bleekeri, alternatively referred to as Chasmocranus bleekeri, is a species of catfish in the family Heptapteridae. It is native to freshwater systems of northern South America.
Heptapterus bleekeri is a small, slender-bodied freshwater catfish. It reaches a standard length of approximately 15.5 cm, with a maximum total length near 20 cm.
The species is native to Suriname, French Guiana, and Brazil (Amapá). Its type locality is a brooklet in the Maroni River basin, on the eastern slopes of the Nassau Mountains in Suriname. It inhabits small freshwater streams and clear-water environments within these lowland basins.
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