Heemstra, P.C. & Heemstra, E. & Ebert, D.A. & Holleman, W. & Randall, J.E. (2022)
Coastal Fishes of the Western Indian Ocean. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Private Bag 1015, Makhanda, 6140, South Africa

Compagno, L.J.V. & Heemstra, P.C. (2007)
Electrolux addisoni, a new genus and species of electric ray from the east coast of South Africa (Rajiformes: Torpedinoidei: Narkidae), with a review of torpedinoid taxonomy. Smithiana, Publications in Aquatic Biodiversity, 7, 15–49

Heemstra, P.C. & Heemstra, E. (2004)
Coastal fishes of southern Africa. NISC and SAIAB. i-xxiv + 1-488

Heemstra, P.C. (1997)
A Review of the Smooth-Hound Sharks (Genus Mustelus, Family Triakidae) of the Western Atlantic Ocean, with Descriptions of Two New Species and a New Subspecies. Bulletin of Marine Science, 60(3), 894–928

Smale, M.J. & Heemstra, P.C. (1997)
First record of albinism in the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758). South African Journal of Science, 93(5), 243–245

Heemstra, P.C. (1995)
Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra(eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer–Verlag, Berlin: p. V–XV

Bass, A.J. & Heemstra, P.C. & Compagno, L.J.V. (1986)
Families Hexanchidae, Carcharhinidae In Smith's Sea Fishes, by M.M. Smith & P.C. Heemstra, eds. Macmillian, Johannesburg: 45–47, 67–87

Bass, A.J. & Compagno, L.J.V. & Heemstra, P.C. (1986)
Families Squalidae, Mitsukurinidae, Odontaspididae In Smith's Sea Fishes, by M.M. Smith & P.C. Heemstra, eds. Macmillian, Johannesburg: 49–62, 103–105

Bass, A.J. & Heemstra, P.C. (1986)
Familie Pristiophoridae In Smith's Sea Fishes, by M.M. Smith & P.C. Heemstra, eds. Macmillian, Johannesburg: 106,

Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (1986)
Familie Hexatrygonidae In Smith's Sea Fishes, by M.M. Smith & P.C. Heemstra, eds. Macmillian, Johannesburg: 142

Smith, M.M. & Heemstra, P.C. (1986)
Smiths' Sea fishes Braamfontein, Johannesburg :Macmillan South Africa,1986.

Compagno, L.J.V. & Heemstra, P.C. (1984)
Himantura draco, a new species of stingray (Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae) from South Africa, with a key to the Dasyatidae and the first record of Dasyatis kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) from southern Africa. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication, 33: 1–17

Heemstra, P.C. & Smith, M.M. (1980)
Hexatrygonidae, a new family of stingrays (Myliobatiformes: Batoidea) from South Africa, with comments on the classification of batoid fishes. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 43, 1–17

Heemstra, P.C. (1973)
A revision of the shark genus Mustelus (Squaliformes Carcharhinidae). University of Miami, Ph.D. Thesis, 187 p.(unpubl.)

Heemstra, P.C. (1969)
A taxonomic study of the smooth dogfishes (Mustelus spp., Squaliformes, Carcharhinidae) in the western Atlantic Ocean. University of Miami, M.A. Thesis, 41 p.(unpubl.)