''Rhamdia'' is a
genus
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of
three-barbeled catfishes found in
Mexico
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,
Central and
South America
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. These catfishes are nocturnal, opportunistic carnivores, found in a wide range of freshwater habitats.
This genus includes a number of
troglobitic members, encompassing a number of
taxa
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, including ''R. enfurnada'', ''R. guasarensis'', ''R. laluchensis'', ''R. laticauda'', ''R. macuspanensis'', ''R. quelen'', ''R. reddelli'' and ''R. zongolicensis''.
In a few of these only some of their populations are troglobitic.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Rhamdia argentina''
( Humboldt, 1821)
* ''
Rhamdia branneri''
Haseman, 1911
* ''
Rhamdia cinerascens''
( Günther, 1860)
* ''
Rhamdia enfurnada''
Bichuette & Trajano, 2005
* ''
Rhamdia eurycephala''
Angrizani & Malabarba, 2018
* ''
Rhamdia foina''
( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849)
* ''
Rhamdia guasarensis''
DoNascimiento, Provenzano & Lundberg, 2004
* ''
Rhamdia guatemalensis''
( Günther, 1864)[
* '' Rhamdia humilis'' ( Günther, 1864)
* '' Rhamdia itacaiunas'' Silfvergrip, 1996
* '' Rhamdia jequitinhonha'' Silfvergrip, 1996
* '' Rhamdia laluchensis'' A. Weber, Allegrucci & Sbordoni, 2003 (La Lucha blind catfish)
* '' Rhamdia laticauda'' ( Kner, 1858) (File-spine chulín)
* '' Rhamdia laukidi'' Bleeker, 1858
* '' Rhamdia macuspanensis'' A. Weber & Wilkens, 1998 (Olmec blind catfish)
* '' Rhamdia muelleri'' ( Günther, 1864)
* '' Rhamdia nicaraguensis'' ( Günther, 1864)
* '' Rhamdia parryi'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888 (Tonala catfish)
* '' Rhamdia poeyi'' C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888
* '' Rhamdia quelen'' ( Quoy & ]Gaimard
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Biography
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, 1824) (Silver catfish)
* '' Rhamdia reddelli'' R. R. Miller, 1984 (Blind-whiskered catfish)
* '' Rhamdia saijaensis'' Rendahl ( de), 1941[
* '' Rhamdia schomburgkii'' Bleeker, 1858
* '' Rhamdia velifer'' ( Humboldt, 1821)
* '' Rhamdia voulezi'' Haseman, 1911][
* '' Rhamdia xetequepeque'' Silfvergrip, 1996
* '' Rhamdia zongolicensis'' Wilkens, 1993 (Zongolica catfish)
]
References
External links
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Heptapteridae
Catfish genera
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
Freshwater fish genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot