''Brachyrhamdia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

three-barbeled catfish The Heptapteridae, or three-barbeled catfishes, are a family of catfish that originate from the Americas. Most species are restricted to South America, but '' Imparfinis lineatus'', '' Nemuroglanis panamensis'' and ''Pimelodella chagresi'' are n ...

es native to

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

Species

There are currently six recognized

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

in this genus: * '' Brachyrhamdia heteropleura'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * ''

Brachyrhamdia imitator ''Brachyrhamdia'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Brachyrhamdia heteropleura'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * '' Brachyrhamdia imitator'' G. S. ...

'' G. S. Myers, 1927 * ''

Brachyrhamdia marthae ''Brachyrhamdia'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Brachyrhamdia heteropleura'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * ''Brachyrhamdia imitator'' G. S. ...

'' Sands & B. K. Black, 1985 * ''

Brachyrhamdia meesi ''Brachyrhamdia'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Brachyrhamdia heteropleura'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * '' Brachyrhamdia imitator'' G. S. ...

'' Sands & B. K. Black, 1985 * ''

Brachyrhamdia rambarrani ''Brachyrhamdia'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Brachyrhamdia heteropleura'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * '' Brachyrhamdia imitator'' G. S. ...

'' ( H. R. Axelrod & W. E. Burgess, 1987) * ''

Brachyrhamdia thayeria ''Brachyrhamdia'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America. Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * '' Brachyrhamdia heteropleura'' ( C. H. Eigenmann, 1912) * '' Brachyrhamdia imitator'' G. S. ...

'' Slobodian & Bockmann, 2013Slobodian, V. & Bockmann, F.A. (2013): A new ''Brachyrhamdia'' (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Rio Japurá basin, Brazil, with comments on its phylogenetic affinities, biogeography and mimicry in the genus. ''Zootaxa, 3717 (1): 1–22.''

References

Heptapteridae Fish of South America Catfish genera Taxa named by George S. Myers Freshwater fish genera {{catfish-stub