Rhamdella

Rhamdella
Rhamdella montana top
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Heptapteridae
Genus:	Rhamdella C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
Type species
Rhamdia eriarcha Eigenmann & Eigenmann 1888

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

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: ^[1]

• Rhamdella aymarae Miquelarena & Menni, 1999
• Rhamdella cainguae Bockmann & Miquelarena, 2008
• Rhamdella eriarcha C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
• Rhamdella exsudans Jenyns, 1842
• Rhamdella gilli (Starks, 1906)
• Rhamdella jenynsii Günther, 1864
• Rhamdella longiuscula C. A. S. de Lucena & J. F. P. da Silva, 1991
• Rhamdella montana C. H. Eigenmann, 1913
• Rhamdella rusbyi N. E. Pearson, 1924
• Rhamdella zelimai R. E. dos Reis, L. R. Malabarba & C. A. S. de Lucena, 2014 ^[2]

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rhamdella". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. Reis, R.E., Malabarba, L.R. & Lucena, C.A.S.d. (2014): A new species of Rhamdella Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from the coastal basins of southern Brazil. Arquivos de Zoologia, 45: 41‑50.