Rhamdia

Taxobox
name = "Rhamdia"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Siluriformes
familia = Heptapteridae
genus = "Rhamdia"
genus_authority = Bleeker, 1858
type_species = "Pimelodus sebae"
type_species_authority = Cuvier, 1829
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.
synonyms = "Pteronotus"
Swainson, 1839
"Pimelenotus"
Gill, 1858
"Caecorhamdia"
Norman, 1926

"Rhamdia" is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Heptapteridae.

The monophyly of "Rhamdia" is not yet established.

"Rhamdia" catfishes are nocturnal, opportunistic carnivores. This genus includes a number of troglobitic members, encompassing a number of taxa, including "R. quelen urichi", "R. laticauda typhla", "R. reddelli", "R. macuspanensis", "R. laluchensis", and "R. enfurnada".cite journal|journal=Neotropical Ichthyology|volume=3|issue=4|pages=587-595|year=2005|title=A new cave species of "Rhamdia" (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Serra do Ramalho, northeastern Brazil, with notes on ecology and behavior|first=Maria Elina|last=Bichuette|coauthors=Trajano, Eleonora]

pecies

"Rhamdia" includes the following species:
* "Rhamdia enfurnada" Bichuette & Trajano, 2005.
* "Rhamdia foina" (Müller & Troschel, 1848).
* "Rhamdia guasarensis" Do Nascimiento, Provenzano & Lundberg, 2004.
* "Rhamdia humilis" (Günther, 1864).
* "Rhamdia itacaiunas" Silfvergrip, 1996.
* "Rhamdia jequitinhonha" Silfvergrip, 1996.
* "Rhamdia laluchensis" Weber, Allegrucci & Sbordoni, 2003.
* "Rhamdia laticauda" (Kner, 1857).
* "Rhamdia laukidi" Bleeker, 1858.
* "Rhamdia macuspanensis" Weber & Wilkens, 1998.
* "Rhamdia muelleri" (Günther, 1864).
* "Rhamdia nicaraguensis" (Günther, 1864).
* "Rhamdia parryi" Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888.
* "Rhamdia poeyi" Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888.
* "Rhamdia quelen" (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824).
* "Rhamdia reddelli" Miller, 1984.
* "Rhamdia xetequepeque" Silfvergrip, 1996.

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