Rhamdia enfurnada
Bichuette and Trajano 2005
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Heptapteridae |
Note
Morphology: Variable eye size, from reduced to externally invisible. Pigmentation reduced. Moderately troglomorphic.
Behaviour: Moderately aggressive under laboratory conditions.
Synonyms
None.
Country
BrazilTypes
Holotype: MZUSP 87776 137.8mm SL. Paratypes: MZUSP 87777, 13 specimens 50.5-218.5mm SL; MZUSP 87778, 1 specimen C and S 58.9mm SL; MZUSP 87779, 1 specimen C and S 99.7mm SL; LIRP 5643, 4 specimens 43.8-147.1mm SL.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality: Gruna do Enfurnado, Serra do Ramalho, Bahia State, middle Sao Francisco River basin, Brazil. 13o38’44”S, 44o12’05’”W.
Conservation Status
[NE]
Museum Holdings
As abobe only.
Key References
- Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1996)
- Perdices, A., Bermingham, E., Montilla, A. and Doadrio, I. (2002)
- Bichuette, M.E. and Trajano, E. (2005)
- Bichuette, M.E. and Trajano, E. (2005)
- Mattox, T., Mendes, G., Bichuette, M.E., Secutti, S. and Trajano, E. (2008)
- Trajano, E., Secutti, S. and Bichuette, M.E. (2009)
- Hattori, N. (2012)
- Friedrich, M. (2013)
- Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. (2016)
- Ríos, N., Bouza, C., Gutiérrez, V. and García, G. (2017)
- 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)
- Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. (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)
- Campos-Filho, I.S., Gallo, J.S., Gallão, J.E., Torres, D.F., Horta, L., Carpio-Díaz, Y.M., López-Orozco, C.M., Borja-Arrieta, R., Aguiar, J.O. and Bichuette, M.E. (2022)
- Aparecida de Oliveira, L., Hoyos-Benjumea, D., Zepon, T. , Bichuette, M.E. and Vieira, L. (2023)
- Arroyave, J., Angulo, A., Hernández-Ávila, S.G., Buenavad-González, M.A., Rojas-Rodríguez.. P., Deleva, S., Ulloa, A., Picq, S., and McMahan, C.D. (2024)
- Ríos, N., Pardo, B.G., Fernández, C., Alvarez-Dios, J.A., Martínez, P., Bouza, C. and García, G. (2025)
- Arroyave, J., Mar‐Silva, A.F., Melo, B.F., Hernández‐Ávila, S.G., López‐ Vila, J.M., Silva, G.S.C. and Díaz‐Jáimes, P. (2025)
| 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 |
| Bichuette, M.E. and Trajano, E. | Journal Article | 2005 | A new subterranean catfish, genus Rhamdia, from Brazil (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) with notes on ecology |
| Bichuette, M.E. and Trajano, E. | Journal Article | 2005 | A new cave species of Rhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from Serra do Ramalho, northeatern Brazil, with notes on ecology and behaviour |
| Mattox, T., Mendes, G., Bichuette, M.E., Secutti, S. and Trajano, E. | Journal Article | 2008 | Surface and subterranean ichthyofauna in the Serra do Ramalho karst area, northeastern Brazil, with updated lists of Brazilian troglobitic and troglophilic fishes |
| Trajano, E., Secutti, S. and Bichuette, M.E. | Journal Article | 2009 | Populatioin decline in a Brazilian cave catfish, Trichomycterus itacarambiensis Trajano and Pinna, 1996 (Siluriformes): reduced flash flood as a probable cause |
| Hattori, N. | Book | 2012 | Fauna Subterranea da Gruna do Enfurnado |
| Friedrich, M. | Journal Article | 2013 | Biological clocks and visual systems in cave-adapted animals at the dawn of speleogenomics |
| Trajano, E., Gallao, J.E. and Bichuette, M.E. | Journal Article | 2016 | Spots of high biodiversity of troglobites in Brazil: the challenge of measuring subterranean diversity |
| Ríos, N., Bouza, C., Gutiérrez, V. and García, G. | Journal Article | 2017 | Species complex delimitation and patterns of population structure at different geographic scales in Neotropical silver catfish (Rhamdia: Heptapteridae) |
| 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 |
| Gallão, J.E. and Bichuette M.E. | Journal Article | 2018 | Brazilian obligatory subterranean fauna and threats to the hypogean environment |
| 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 fishes of North America. Volume 2 Characidae to Poeciliidae |
| Thomas, M.R. and Sabaj, M.H. | Book Section | 2020 | Heptapteridae: Seven-finned catfishes |
| Campos-Filho, I.S., Gallo, J.S., Gallão, J.E., Torres, D.F., Horta, L., Carpio-Díaz, Y.M., López-Orozco, C.M., Borja-Arrieta, R., Aguiar, J.O. and Bichuette, M.E. | Journal Article | 2022 | Unique and fragile diversity emerges from Brazilian caves – two new amphibious species of Xangoniscus Campos-Filho, Araujo and Taiti, 2014 (Oniscidea, Styloniscidae) from Serra do Ramalho karst area, state of Bahia, Brazil |
| Aparecida de Oliveira, L., Hoyos-Benjumea, D., Zepon, T. , Bichuette, M.E. and Vieira, L. | Journal Article | 2023 | New records of ground beetles genera (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Scaritinae: Clivinini) from Brazilian caves |
| Arroyave, J., Angulo, A., Hernández-Ávila, S.G., Buenavad-González, M.A., Rojas-Rodríguez.. P., Deleva, S., Ulloa, A., Picq, S., and McMahan, C.D. | Journal Article | 2024 | New vouchered and taxonomically verified records of cave-dwelling populations of catfishes of the genus Rhamdia (Siluriformes, Heptapteridae) from Costa Rica |
| Ríos, N., Pardo, B.G., Fernández, C., Alvarez-Dios, J.A., Martínez, P., Bouza, C. and García, G. | Journal Article | 2025 | Transcriptomic divergence and associated markers between genomic lineages of Silver Catfish (Rhamdia quelen) |
| Arroyave, J., Mar‐Silva, A.F., Melo, B.F., Hernández‐Ávila, S.G., López‐ Vila, J.M., Silva, G.S.C. and Díaz‐Jáimes, P. | Journal Article | 2025 | Evolutionary history of Middle American Rhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) inferred from comparative mitogenomic data: Insights on historical biogeography and cave colonization in the group |