Rhamdia is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes found in Mexico, Central and South America. These catfishes are nocturnal, opportunistic carnivores, found in a wide range of freshwater habitats. This genus includes a number of troglobitic members, encompassing a number of taxa, including R. enfurnada, R. guasarensis, R. laluchensis, R. laticauda, R. macuspanensis, R. quelen, R. reddelli and R. zongolicensis. In a few of these only some of their populations are troglobitic.
Species
There are currently 27 recognized species in this genus:
- Rhamdia branneri <small>Haseman, 1911</small>
- Rhamdia cinerascens <small>(Günther, 1860)</small>
- Rhamdia enfurnada <small>Bichuette & Trajano, 2005</small>
- Rhamdia eurycephala <small>Angrizani & Malabarba, 2018</small>
- Rhamdia foina <small>(J. P. Müller & Troschel, 1849)</small>
- Rhamdia gabrielae <small>Angrizani & Malabarba, 2018</small>
- Rhamdia guasarensis <small>DoNascimiento, Provenzano & Lundberg, 2004</small>
- Rhamdia guatemalensis <small>(Günther, 1864)</small>
- Rhamdia humilis <small>(Günther, 1864)</small>
- Rhamdia itacaiunas <small>Silfvergrip, 1996</small>
- Rhamdia jequitinhonha <small>Silfvergrip, 1996</small>
- Rhamdia laluchensis <small>A. Weber, Allegrucci & Sbordoni, 2003</small> (La Lucha blind catfish)
- Rhamdia laticauda <small>(Kner, 1858)</small> (File-spine chulÃÂn)
- Rhamdia laukidi <small>Bleeker, 1858</small>
- Rhamdia macuspanensis <small>A. Weber & Wilkens, 1998</small> (Olmec blind catfish)
- Rhamdia muelleri <small>(Günther, 1864)</small>
- Rhamdia nicaraguensis <small>(Günther, 1864)</small>
- Rhamdia parryi <small>C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888</small> (Tonala catfish)
- Rhamdia parvus <small>(Boulenger, 1898)</small>
- Rhamdia poeyi <small>C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1888</small>
- Rhamdia quelen <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)</small> (Silver catfish)
- Rhamdia reddelli <small>R. R. Miller, 1984</small> (Blind-whiskered catfish)
- Rhamdia saijaensis <small>Rendahl (), 1941</small>
- Rhamdia schomburgkii <small>Bleeker, 1858</small>
- Rhamdia velifer <small>(Humboldt, 1821)</small> Incertae sedis
- Rhamdia voulezi <small>Haseman, 1911</small>
- Rhamdia xetequepeque <small>Silfvergrip, 1996</small>
- Rhamdia zongolicensis <small>Wilkens, 1993</small> (Zongolica catfish)
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