Rhamdia laticauda

Heckel (als Manuskript), Kner, 1857
Rhamdia laticauda - syn. Pimelodus rogersi - Type
latus (lat.) = broad, cauda = caudal fin
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Pimelodus laticaudus
has Pimelodus brachycephalus
has Pimelodus brachypterus
has Pimelodus hypselurus
has Pimelodus motaguensis
has Pimelodus petenensis
has Pimelodus polycaulus
has Pimelodus rogersi
has Pimelodus salvini
has Rhamdia amatitlanensis
has Rhamdia brachypterus
has Rhamdia cabrerae
has Rhamdia laticauda typhla
has Rhamdia regani
has Rhamdia sacrificii
has Rhamdia underwoodi
barbudo (COS)
Langflossen-Antennenwels
Length (total)
approx.  35 cm
Recommended tank size
250 cm
lago  Petén Itzá, loga Amatitlán, río Motagua
Lago Amatitlan, río Nacasil, río Motagua, lago Petén, río San Geronimo

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama

˜[ 20.679,-88.568 ]
Map to Rhamdia laticauda
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
long
11 - 13 soft rays
17 soft rays
I / 6 rays
8 - 9 soft rays
6 soft rays
not known
  • Greenfield, D.W.; Greenfield, T.A. & Woods, R.L., 1982 "A new subspecies of cave-dwelling pimelodid catfish, Rhamdia laticauda typhla from Belize, Central America" (Brenesia) P. 563
  • Silfvergrip, A.M.C. , 1996 "A systematic revision of the neotropical catfish genus Rhamdia (Teleostei, Pimelodidae)" P. 86
  • Greenfield, D.W. & Thomerson, J.E., 1997 "Fishes of the continental waters of Belize" P. 86
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 423
Pic. 2: Rhamdia laticauda - syn. Pimelodus rogersi - Type
Pic. 3: Rhamdia laticauda - syn. Pimelodus rogersi - Type
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