Leptorhamdia

Leptorhamdia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Heptapteridae
Genus:	Leptorhamdia ; C. H. Eigenmann, 1918
Type species
	Leptoglanis essequibensis; Eigenmann 1912

Last updated November 03, 2025

Leptorhamdia is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to tropical South America.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Leptorhamdia aspredinoides (DoNascimiento & Lundberg, 2005)
Leptorhamdia essequibensis (Eigenmann, 1912)
Leptorhamdia marmorata G. S. Myers, 1928
Leptorhamdia nocturna (G. S. Myers, 1928)
Leptorhamdia schultzi (P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1964)

References

↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Leptorhamdia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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[1] Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Leptorhamdia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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