Rhamdia foina • Heptapteridae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Rhamdia foina** (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Takutu, Guyana.
Synonym(s)	Pimelodus foina, Rhamdia holomelas rupununi
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	165mm (6.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Essequibo, Branco, Negro, Tocantins and Trombetas River basins, Brazil and Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-44.
Registered Keepers	None.
Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2011 Jan 27 07:24 (species record created: 2009 Dec 19 14:32)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Rhamdia foina (Müller & Troschel, 1849)

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Takutu, Guyana.

Synonym(s)

Pimelodus foina, Rhamdia holomelas rupununi

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

165mm (6.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Habitat Information

Distribution

Essequibo, Branco, Negro, Tocantins and Trombetas River basins, Brazil and Guyana.
Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there)