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Rhamdia guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)

Pale catfish
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Colombia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Sympatric with Rhamdia saijaensis in Cajambre and San Juan Rivers (Pacific drainage, but R. guatemalensis is more abundant and has a wide altitudinal distribution (ranging from sea level to approximately 1000 m) and the main channel of rivers and streams, either with turbid waters and high sediment loads or with transparent waters and few nutrients (Ref. 108688).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/co.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hernández, C.L., A. Ortega-Lara, G.C. Sánchez-Garcés, M.H. Alford, 2015
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Juil descolorido, 危地馬拉雷氏鯰, 危地马拉雷氏鲶, ... more

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).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Tropical

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