Rhamdiopsis

Rhamdiopsis
Rhamdiopsis moreirai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae
Genus:
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rhamdiopsis". FishBase. December 2011 version.
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