 Summary of Rhamdia |
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| Pronounced |
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'. |
| Breeding |
Unreported in captivity. |
| Size |
Smallest 72mm, largest 350mm, average 198mm, most commonly 350mm. All SL. |
| Species |
There are 15 "species" in the database |
| Keepers |
2 species (13%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| New spp. / time |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/branneri/1.jpg "Rhamdia branneri - Click for species page")
R. branneri
(i:1, k:0)
R. cinerascens
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/foina/1.jpg "Rhamdia foina - Click for species page")
R. foina
(i:3, k:0)
R. guasarensis
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/guatemalensis/1.jpg "Rhamdia guatemalensis - Click for species page")
R. guatemalensis
(i:2, k:2)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/humilis/1.jpg "Rhamdia humilis - Click for species page")
R. humilis
(i:4, k:0)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/laticauda/1.jpg "Rhamdia laticauda - Click for species page")
R. laticauda
(i:7, k:0)
R. laukidi
(i:0, k:0)
R. parryi
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/quelen/1.jpg "Rhamdia quelen - Click for species page")
R. quelen
(i:8, k:6)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/reddelli/1.jpg "Rhamdia reddelli - Click for species page")
R. reddelli
(i:1, k:0)
R. schomburgkii
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/sp(1)/1.jpg "Rhamdia sp. (1) - Click for species page")
R. sp. (1)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/heptapteridae/rhamdia/voulezi/1.jpg "Rhamdia voulezi - Click for species page")
R. voulezi
(i:2, k:0)
R. xetequepeque
(i:0, k:0) |
| Distribution of selected Rhamdia species |
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