Belize country information

Common names: Cave chulín, Filespine chulín
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: A cave in the Mountain Pine Ridge of Belize, Central America (Ref. 27299). Also Ref. 36914.
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
National Database: Belize Biodiversity Information System

Common names from other countries

Oaxaca catfish, Cave chulín, Rock catfish, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Rhamdia: Brazilian vernacular name, Nhamdia/Jamdia (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Kner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; pH range: 7.5 - ? ; dH range: 14 - ?. Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

North and Central America: Central Mexico to northern Panama, in both Pacific and Caribbean slopes.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 102977)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

This species has the following characters: pigmented body; functional eyes; dorsal fin base 10.2-13.4% of SL; origin of adipose fin posterior to the anus; maxillary barbels extend to a point between the pectoral-fin origin and that of the pelvic fin (Ref. 108688).

Typical in highland brooks and in rivers or creeks of moderate to high current velocity, found between 35 and 1350 m elevation. Lives on sand and stone bottoms where it feeds on aquatic insects (Ref. 36880) and in caves (Ref. 27297).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Bockmann, Flavio | Medarbetare

Bockmann, F.A. and G.M. Guazzelli, 2003. Heptapteridae (Heptapterids). p. 406-431. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36914)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Rhamdia laticauda (Kner, 1858)