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Rhamdia laticauda (Kner, 1858)

Filespine chulín
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Guatemala country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Lake Amatitlan and Río Montagua (Ref. 6868). Also Ref. 36914.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Burgess, W.E., 1989
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | 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 Ecologia

; Água doce bentopelágico; pH range: 7.5 - ? ; dH range: 14 - ?.   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 2059)

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

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

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.4 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 102977)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

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).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

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 | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Bockmann, Flavio | Colaboradores

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)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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