Rhamdia

Rhamdia
Rhamdia quelen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus: Rhamdia
Bleeker, 1858
Type species
Pimelodus sebae
G. Cuvier, 1829
Synonyms

Caecorhamdia Norman, 1926
Pimelenotus Gill, 1858
Pteronotus Swainson, 1839

Rhamdia is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes found in Mexico, Central and South America. These catfishes are nocturnal, opportunistic carnivores.[1] This genus includes a number of troglobitic members, encompassing a number of taxa, including R. laluchensis, R. laticauda, R. macuspanensis, R. quelen, R. reddelli and R. enfurnada.[1]

Species

There are currently 26 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. 1 2 Bichuette, M.E. & Trajano, E. (2005). "A new cave species of Rhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Serra do Ramalho, northeastern Brazil, with notes on ecology and behavior". Neotropical Ichthyology, 3 (4): 587–595.
  2. 1 2 Garavello, J.C. & Shibatta, O.A. (2016): Reappraisal of Rhamdia branneri Haseman, 1911 and R. voulezi Haseman, 1911 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the rio Iguaçu with notes on their morphometry and karyotype. Neotropical Ichthyology, 14 (1): e140111.
  3. 1 2 3 Hernández, C.L., Ortega-Lara, A., Sánchez-Garcés, G.C. & Alford, M.H. (2015). "Genetic and Morphometric Evidence for the Recognition of Several Recently Synonymized Species of Trans-Andean Rhamdia (Pisces: Siluriformes: Heptapteridae)". Copeia, 103 (3): 563–579.
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