Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
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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Rhamdia argentina
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Max. Length 38.6 cm SL
 
Rhamdia cinerascens
[]
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Rhamdia enfurnada
[]

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

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

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Rhamdia foina
[]

Photo by DoNascimiento, C.

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

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Rhamdia guasarensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.1 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 Photo by Johansson, G.G.
 
Rhamdia humilis
[]
No picture found

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 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

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Rhamdia laluchensis
[La Lucha blind catfish]

Photo by Mikolji, I.

North and Central America
Max. Length 29.4 cm SL
Rhamdia laticauda (Kner, 1858)

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

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

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

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Rhamdia laukidi
[]

Photo by Gómez González, A.E.

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

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Rhamdia macuspanensis
[Olmec blind catfish]

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

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

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Rhamdia muelleri
[]

Photo by Berg, W.

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

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

Photo by Johansson, G.G.

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

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Rhamdia poeyi
[]

Photo by Aguirre, W.

Central and South America
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Photo by Aguirre, W.
 
Rhamdia quelen
[South American catfish]
No picture found
 
Rhamdia reddelli
[Blind whiskered catfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Rhamdia saijaensis
[]
No picture found
 
Rhamdia schomburgkii
[]
No picture found
 
Rhamdia velifer
[]

Photo by Holm, E.

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

Photo by Photo by Holm, E.
 
Rhamdia xetequepeque
[]
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Rhamdia zongolicensis
[Zongolica catfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rhamdia argentina South America 1821
Rhamdia cinerascens South America 38.6 SL 1860
Rhamdia enfurnada South America 2005
Rhamdia foina South America 16.5 SL 1849
Rhamdia guasarensis South America 10.7 SL 2004
Rhamdia guatemalensis Pale catfish America 25.1 SL 1864
Rhamdia humilis South America 18.1 SL 1864
Rhamdia itacaiunas South America 23.8 SL 1996
Rhamdia jequitinhonha South America 16.1 SL 1996
Rhamdia laluchensis La Lucha blind catfish North America 12.0 SL 2003
Rhamdia laticauda Filespine chulín North and Central America 29.4 SL 1858
Rhamdia laukidi South America 33 SL 1858
Rhamdia macuspanensis Olmec blind catfish Central America 13.8 SL 1998
Rhamdia muelleri South America 20.8 SL 1864
Rhamdia nicaraguensis Central America 26 TL 1864
Rhamdia parryi Tonala catfish Central America 1888
Rhamdia poeyi South America 19.7 SL 1888
Rhamdia quelen South American catfish Central and South America 61 TL 1824
Rhamdia reddelli Blind whiskered catfish Central America 1984
Rhamdia saijaensis South America 18.5 SL 1941
Rhamdia schomburgkii South America 1858
Rhamdia velifer South America 1821
Rhamdia xetequepeque South America 7.2 SL 1996
Rhamdia zongolicensis Zongolica catfish North America 1993



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