Rhamdiopsis

Rhamdiopsis
Rhamdiopsis moreirai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Siluriformes
Family:Heptapteridae
Genus:Rhamdiopsis
Haseman, 1911
Type species
Rhamdiopsis moreirai
Haseman 1911

Rhamdiopsis is a genus of three-barbeled catfishes native to South America where they are endemic to Brazil. One species, R. krugi, is troglobitic.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Rhamdiopsis krugi Bockmann & R. M. C. Castro, 2010
  • Rhamdiopsis microcephala (Lütken, 1874)
  • Rhamdiopsis moreirai Haseman, 1911

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Rhamdiopsis in FishBase. December 2011 version.


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