Rhamdia

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

CaecorhamdiaNorman, 1926
PimelenotusGill, 1858
PteronotusSwainson, 1839

Contents

Rhamdia is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes found in Mexico, Central and South America. These catfishes are nocturnal, opportunistic carnivores, found in a wide range of freshwater habitats. [1] This genus includes a number of troglobitic members, encompassing a number of taxa, including R. enfurnada, R. guasarensis, R. laluchensis, R. laticauda, R. macuspanensis, R. quelen, R. reddelli and R. zongolicensis. [1] [2] In a few of these only some of their populations are troglobitic. [1] [2]

Species

There are currently 26 recognized species in this genus:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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. doi: 10.1590/s1679-62252005000400016 .
  2. 1 2 Bockmann; and Castro (2010). The blind catfish from the caves of Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae): description, anatomy, phylogenetic relationships, natural history, and biogeography. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 8(4). doi : 10.1590/S1679-62252010000400001
  3. 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.
  4. 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. doi:10.1643/ci-14-145.