Rhamdella jenynsii
Günther, 1864
dedicated Leonard Jenyns
Synonyms
Pimelodus jenynsii
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
exact origin not known
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil, Uruguay
˜[ -22.907,-43.173 ]
Eats plants
not known
unknown
long
14 - 15 soft rays
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 6 rays
9 soft rays
14 - 15 soft rays
little longer at the top than at the bottom
I / 6 rays
9 soft rays
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Miquelarena, A.M. & Menni, R.C. , 1999 "Rhamdella aymarae, a new species from the Itiyuro River, northern Argentina (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae)" (Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters) P. 207
- Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 422
- Günther, Dr. Albert, 1864 "Siluridae" (Catalogue of the Physostomi in the Collection of the British Museum, P. 128)
- López, H.L.; Morgan, C.C. & Montenegro, M.J., 2002 "Ichthyological ecoregions of Argentina"
- López, H.L.; Miquelarena,A.M. & Menni, R.C., 2003 "Lista comentada de los peces continentales de la Argentina" (ProBiota, Serie Técnica y Didáctica, No. 5, P. 63)
- Menni, R.C., 2004 "Peces y ambientes en la Argentina continental" (Monografías del Museo Argentina Ciencias Naturales, Buenos Aires, No. 5, P. 83)
- Ferraris, C.J. jr., 2007 "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types (I)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1418, P. 196)
- Bockmann, Flávio A. & Miquelarena, Amalia M., 2008 "Anatomy And Phylogenetic Relationships Of A New Catfish Species From Northeastern Argentina With Comments On The Phylogenetic Relationships Of The Genus Rhamdella Eigenmann And Eigenmann 1888 (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae)" (Zootaxa, Vol. 1780, P. 46)
- Nión, H.; Rios, C. & Meneses, P., 2016 "Peces del Uruguay - Lista sistemática y nombres comunes"
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29.09.2025