Rhamdia laluchensis, La Lucha blind catfish

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Rhamdia laluchensis Weber, Allegrucci & Sbordoni, 2003

La Lucha blind catfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Rhamdia: Brazilian vernacular name, Nhamdia/Jamdia (Ref. 45335);  laluchensis: Specific name derived from the type locality, the Sistema de La Lucha..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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North America: subterranean watercourse in Sistema de La Lucha, Chiapas, Mexico.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 52912)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Anal soft rays: 13 - 16; Vertebrae: 43 - 44. Distinguished from other species of Rhamdia by the combination of the following characters: reduced body pigmentation; eyes rudimentary, covered by skin and not visible externally; head length 24.6-27.1% SL; pectoral-fin length 14.4-17.5% SL; maxillary barbel length 39.2-47.3% SL; caudal-peduncle depth 9.3-12.2% SL; pectoral spine serrated on posterior edge only, anterior edge smooth (Ref. 52912).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A troglobitic species (Ref. 52912).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Bockmann, Flavio | Collaborators

Weber, A., G. Allegrucci and V. Sbordoni, 2003. Rhamdia laluchensis, a new species of troglobitic catfish (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from Chiapas, Mexico. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(3):273-280. (Ref. 52912)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Vulnerable (VU) (D2); Date assessed: 05 September 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00463 - 0.01496), b=2.97 (2.82 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).