Summary of Rhamdia
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'.
Size	Smallest 72mm, largest 375mm, average 198mm, most commonly 375mm. All SL.
Species	There are 11 "species" in the database
Keepers	2 species (18%) are being kept by registered keepers
New spp. / time	1750  1770  1790  1810  1830  1850  1870  1890  1910  1930  1950  1970  1990  2010
Most Kept Species
1.	Rhamdia quelen (75%)
2.	Rhamdia guatemalensis (25%)

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  R. argentina (i:1, k:0)
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  R. branneri (i:1, k:0)
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  R. cf. humilis (i:1, k:0)
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  R. foina (i:3, k:0)
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  R. guatemalensis (i:1, k:2)
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  R. laticauda (i:3, k:0)
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  R. quelen (i:15, k:6)
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  R. reddelli (i:0, k:0)
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  R. sp. (1) (i:1, k:0)
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  R. voulezi (i:1, k:0)
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  R. xetequepeque (i:0, k:0)

Distribution of selected Rhamdia species
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