Pariolius Cope [E. D.] 1872:289 Masc. Pariolius armillatus Cope 1872. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Heptapterus Bleeker 1858 -- (Mees 1974:177 [ref. 2969]). •Valid as Pariolius Cope 1872 -- (Stewart 1986:47 [ref. 5777], Stewart 1986:669 [ref. 5211], Buckup 1988:642 [ref. 6635], de Pinna 1998:315, 316 [ref. 23847], Bockmann & Guazzelli in Reis et al. 2003:416 [ref. 27061], Ferraris 2007:188 [ref. 29155], Bockmann & Castro 2010:692 [ref. 31072]). Current status: Valid as Pariolius Cope 1872. Heptapteridae: Heptapterinae.