Rhamdia laluchensis
Weber, Allegrucci and Sbordoni 2003
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Heptapteridae |
Synonyms
None.
Country
MéxicoTypes
Holotype: ZMH 9373, 119.5mm SL. Paratypes: ZMH 9374, 4 specimens, 60.2-77.0mm SL; BMNH 1982.10.27:1-5, 5 specimens, 65.3-108.7mm SL.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality: Sistema de La Lucha, Municipio Ocozocoautla, Chiapas, Mexico (entrance c. 5 km southwest of the village of Aguablanca on the eastern shore of the Malpaso Reservoir) (17o03’40”N, 93o53’23”W).
Habitat
The Sistema de La Lucha normally carries a small resurgent stream but floods dramatically at times. The stream rises from a flooded passage and both the outlet and a lake further downstream contain many individuals of R. laluchensis. Water temperature was 18oC in April. There is a rich fauna within the cave. (Details from Weber, Allegrucci and Sbordoni 2003)
Systematics
A member of the Rhamdia laticauda species group (Weber 1996). Probably reproductively isolated from other populations of Rhamdia.
Conservation Status
TLO [NE]
Known only from the type locality and therefore VU D2.
Museum Holdings
As above only.
Key References
- Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1996)
- Perdices, A, Bermingham, E, Montilla, A and Doadrio, I (2002)
- Weber, A, Allegrucci, G and Sbordoni, V (2003)
- Weber, A (2003)
- Hulsey, CD and Lopez-Fernandez, H (2011)
- Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Juberthie, C. and Reddell, J. (2014-2015)
- Ricci, J.M.B.,Martinez, E.R.M., Butzge, A.J., Doretto, L.B., Oliveira, M.A., Bombardelli, R.A., Bogerd, J. and Nóbrega, R.H. (2018)
- Scaglione, M.C., Cerutti, R.D., Arfuso, F. and Piccione, G. (2018)
- Koerber, S. and Reis, R.E. (2019)
- Koerber, S. and Reis, R.E. (2020)
- Warren, M.L. and Burr, B.M. (2020)
- Thomas, M.R. and Sabaj, M.H. (2020)
| Silfvergrip, A.M.C. | Book | 1996 | A systematic revision of the neotropical catfish genus Rhamdia (Teleostei, Pimelodidae) |
| Perdices, A, Bermingham, E, Montilla, A and Doadrio, I | Journal Article | 2002 | Evolutionary history of the genus Rhamdia (Teleostei: Pimelodidae) in Central America |
| Weber, A, Allegrucci, G and Sbordoni, V | Journal Article | 2003 | Rhamdia laluchensis, a new species of troglobitic catfish (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) from Chiapas, Mexico |
| Weber, A | Thesis | 2003 | Taxonomie und Artstatus hohlenbewohnender und oberirdischer Welse der Gattung Rhamdia (Pimelodidae, Teleostei) in Mexiko |
| Hulsey, CD and Lopez-Fernandez, H | Book Section | 2011 | Nuclear Central America |
| Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Juberthie, C. and Reddell, J. | Book | 2014-2015 | Encyclopaedia Biospeologica Mexico |
| Ricci, J.M.B.,Martinez, E.R.M., Butzge, A.J., Doretto, L.B., Oliveira, M.A., Bombardelli, R.A., Bogerd, J. and Nóbrega, R.H. | Journal Article | 2018 | Characterization of vasa homolog in a neotropical catfish, Jundiá (Rhamdia quelen): Molecular cloning and expression analysis during embryonic and larval development |
| Scaglione, M.C., Cerutti, R.D., Arfuso, F. and Piccione, G. | Journal Article | 2018 | Light and dark rations and the photic entrainment of circadian locomotor activity patterns in the South American Silver Catfish (Rhamdia quelen, Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) |
| Koerber, S. and Reis, R.E. | Journal Article | 2019 | The current situation of Rhamdia Bleeker, 1858 (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) – Gather available information, define a zero point, and start all over again |
| Koerber, S. and Reis, R.E. | Journal Article | 2020 | Evidence for the true type-locality of Rhamdia quelen (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae), and the geographical origin and invalid neotype designation of four of its synonyms |
| Warren, M.L. and Burr, B.M. | Book | 2020 | Freshwater fished of North America. Volume 2 Characidae to Poeciliidae |
| Thomas, M.R. and Sabaj, M.H. | Book Section | 2020 | Heptapteridae: Seven-finned catfishes |