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| Scientific Name | Rhamdia laticauda (Kner, 1858) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Mexico |
| Synonym(s) | Pimelodus brachycephalus, Pimelodus brachypterus, Pimelodus hypselurus, Pimelodus laticaudus, Pimelodus motaguensis, Pimelodus petenensis, Pimelodus polycaulus, Pimelodus rogersi, Pimelodus salvini, Rhamdia amatitlanensis, Rhamdia brachycephalus, Rhamdia brachypterus, Rhamdia cabrerae, Rhamdia guatemalensis sacrifici, Rhamdia hypselurus, Rhamdia laticauda laticauda, Rhamdia laticauda typhla, Rhamdia motaguensis, Rhamdia petenensis, Rhamdia regani, Rhamdia rogersi, Rhamdia sacrificii, Rhamdia salvini, Rhamdia typhla, Rhamdia underwoodi |
| Pronunciation | ram dee ah |
| Etymology | The name Rhamdia is apparently a misspelling of 'nhamdiâ', an orthographic variant of the Tupi-Guarani name for the fish, 'jandiá'. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 200mm (7.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| General Remarks | 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 and in caves. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | River basins from central Mexico to northern Panama: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama. Costa Rica Pacific Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Guatemala Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Honduras waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Mexico Pacific Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Mexico Caribbean Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Panama Caribbean Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Panama Pacific Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe v. 26 (s. 373) |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jul 06 14:59 (species record created: 2011 Feb 03 18:48) |
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