Rhamdia poeyi

Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888
Rhamdia poeyi, holotype, lateral
 
Family
Heptapteridae
 
Subfamily
Rhamdiinae
 
Genus
Rhamdia
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  24 cm
Standard length (documented)
197.0 mm
Recommended tank size
150 cm
➀ río Mamoré(?), upper ➀ río Napo(?), ➀ rio Tocantins basin(?) - exact origin not known

Napo, Beni, Pará (BRA)

Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador

Rio Madeira ⇒ Amazonas

˜[ -15.500,-47.111 ]
Map to Rhamdia poeyi
 
Rhamdia - overview of habitats
Water values South America
Nutrition (mostly): carnivore
 
Rhamdia - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Anal fin
Dorsal fin
long
13 soft rays
I / 6 rays
 
Rhamdia - overview of fins
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
  • Silfvergrip, A.M.C. , 1996 "A systematic revision of the neotropical catfish genus Rhamdia (Teleostei, Pimelodidae)" P. 95
  • Reis, R.E., Kullander, S.O. & Ferraris, C.J. et.al., 2003 "Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America" P. 424
Pic. 2: Rhamdia poeyi, holotype, lateral
Pic. 3: Rhamdia poeyi, holotype, head dorsal
Pic. 4: Rhamdia poeyi, holotype, head ventral
Many thanks to
for the pictures
Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
1, 2, 3, 4
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