''Rhamdia'' is a

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of three-barbeled catfishes found in

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and

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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

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, including ''R. enfurnada'', ''R. guasarensis'', ''R. laluchensis'', ''R. laticauda'', ''R. macuspanensis'', ''R. quelen'', ''R. reddelli'' and ''R. zongolicensis''.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). In a few of these only some of their populations are troglobitic.

Species

There are currently 26 recognized species in this genus: * '' Rhamdia argentina'' (

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, 1821) * '' Rhamdia branneri'' Haseman, 1911 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.'' * '' Rhamdia cinerascens'' ( Günther, 1860) * '' Rhamdia enfurnada'' Bichuette & Trajano, 2005 * ''

Rhamdia foina ''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. This genus includes a number of troglobitic me ...

'' ( J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) * '' Rhamdia guasarensis'' DoNascimiento,

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& Lundberg, 2004 * '' Rhamdia guatemalensis'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Rhamdia humilis'' ( Günther, 1864) * '' Rhamdia itacaiunas'' Silfvergrip, 1996 * ''

Rhamdia jequitinhonha ''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. This genus includes a number of troglobitic me ...

'' Silfvergrip, 1996 * ''

Rhamdia laluchensis ''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. This genus includes a number of troglobitic me ...

'' A. Weber, Allegrucci & Sbordoni, 2003 (La Lucha blind catfish) * ''

Rhamdia laticauda ''Rhamdia'' is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes found in Mexico, Central America, Central and South America. These catfishes are nocturnal, opportunistic carnivores, found in a wide range of freshwater habitats. This genus includes a number of ...

'' ( 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 ''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. This genus includes a number of troglobitic mem ...

'' ( Quoy &

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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'' (

, 1821) * '' Rhamdia voulezi'' Haseman, 1911 * '' Rhamdia xetequepeque'' Silfvergrip, 1996 * '' Rhamdia zongolicensis'' Wilkens, 1993 (Zongolica catfish)

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3282872 Heptapteridae Catfish genera Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker Freshwater fish genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot