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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae Three-barbeled catfishes

Genus: Rhamdia

(See list of species below)


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24 species (see list below)

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South America
 
Rhamdia argentina
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 22.8 cm SL
 
Rhamdia cinerascens
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Rhamdia enfurnada
[]

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.

South America
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Rhamdia foina (Müller & Troschel, 1849)

Photo by Sabaj Pérez, M.H.
 
Rhamdia foina
[]

Photo by DoNascimiento, C.

South America
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Rhamdia guasarensis DoNascimiento, Provenzano & Lundberg, 2004

Photo by DoNascimiento, C.
 
Rhamdia guasarensis
[]
No picture found
America
Max. Length 23.1 cm SL
 
Rhamdia guatemalensis
[Pale catfish]

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

South America
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Rhamdia humilis (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Johansson, G.G.
 
Rhamdia humilis
[]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
 
Rhamdia itacaiunas
[]

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

South America
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
Rhamdia jequitinhonha Silfvergrip, 1996

Photo by Johansson, G.G.
 
Rhamdia jequitinhonha
[]

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.

North America
Max. Length 12.0 cm SL
Rhamdia laluchensis Weber, Allegrucci & Sbordoni, 2003

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.
 
Rhamdia laluchensis
[La Lucha blind catfish]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

North and Central America
Max. Length 22.5 cm TL
Rhamdia laticauda (Kner, 1858)

Photo by Mikolji, I.
 
Rhamdia laticauda
[Filespine chulín]

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

South America
Max. Length 33 cm SL
Rhamdia laukidi Bleeker, 1858

Photo by Johansson, G.G.
 
Rhamdia laukidi
[]

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.

Central America
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
Rhamdia macuspanensis Weber & Wilkens, 1998

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.
 
Rhamdia macuspanensis
[Olmec blind catfish]

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

South America
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
Rhamdia muelleri (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Johansson, G.G.
 
Rhamdia muelleri
[]

Photo by Berg, W.

Central America
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Rhamdia nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864)

Photo by Berg, W.
 
Rhamdia nicaraguensis
[]
No picture found
Central America
 
Rhamdia parryi
[Tonala catfish]

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

South America
Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
Rhamdia poeyi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888

Photo by Johansson, G.G.
 
Rhamdia poeyi
[]

Photo by Aguirre, W.

Central and South America
Max. Length 47.4 cm TL
Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Rhamdia quelen
[South American catfish]
No picture found
Central America
 
Rhamdia reddelli
[Blind whiskered catfish]
No picture found
South America
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Rhamdia saijaensis
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Rhamdia schomburgkii
[]
No picture found
South America
 
Rhamdia velifer
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

South America
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Rhamdia xetequepeque Silfvergrip, 1996

Photo by Holm, E.
 
Rhamdia xetequepeque
[]
No picture found
North America
 
Rhamdia zongolicensis
[Zongolica catfish]
24 Species of Family Heptapteridae with Genus Rhamdia
(Three-barbeled catfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1821 Rhamdia argentina South America
1860 Rhamdia cinerascens South America 22.8 SL
2005 Rhamdia enfurnada South America
1849 Rhamdia foina South America 16.5 SL
2004 Rhamdia guasarensis South America 10.7 SL
1864 Rhamdia guatemalensis Pale catfish America 23.1 SL
1864 Rhamdia humilis South America 18.1 SL
1996 Rhamdia itacaiunas South America 23.8 SL
1996 Rhamdia jequitinhonha South America 16.1 SL
2003 Rhamdia laluchensis La Lucha blind catfish North America 12.0 SL
1858 Rhamdia laticauda Filespine chulín North and Central America 22.5 TL
1858 Rhamdia laukidi South America 33 SL
1998 Rhamdia macuspanensis Olmec blind catfish Central America 13.8 SL
1864 Rhamdia muelleri South America 20.8 SL
1864 Rhamdia nicaraguensis Central America 26 TL
1888 Rhamdia parryi Tonala catfish Central America
1888 Rhamdia poeyi South America 19.7 SL
1824 Rhamdia quelen South American catfish Central and South America 47.4 TL
1984 Rhamdia reddelli Blind whiskered catfish Central America
1941 Rhamdia saijaensis South America 18.5 SL
1858 Rhamdia schomburgkii South America
1821 Rhamdia velifer South America
1996 Rhamdia xetequepeque South America 7.2 SL
1993 Rhamdia zongolicensis Zongolica catfish North America



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