Rhamdia typhla
Greenfield, Greenfield, and Woods 1982
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Heptapteridae |
Synonyms
Rhamdia laticauda typhla Greenfield, Greenfield and Woods 1982
Country
BelizeTypes
Holotype: FMNH 71605 114.8mm SL. Paratypes: FMNH 80454 3 specimens 50.8mm ‑ 92.7mm SL; FMNH 80455 3 specimens 52.0mm ‑ 124.9mm SL; FMNH 80456 9 specimens 57.4mm ‑ 118mm SL; UMMZ 192632 70.1mm SL.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality: a cave in the area Las Cuevas, near Millionario, in the Mountain Pine Ridge, Maya Mountains, Belize, Central America (16o45'N, 89o00'W).
Habitat
No information available.
Systematics
Silfvergrip (1996) does not recognise the subspecies. As an independently evolving subterranean taxon this subspecies should be raised to specific status.
Conservation Status
TLO [NE]
Since it is known from one site only this species is VU D2.
Museum Holdings
As above only.
Key References
- Greenfield, D. W. (1976)
- Greenfield, D. W., Greenfield, T. A. and Woods, R. L. (1982)
- Langecker, T.G. and Wilkens, H. (1992)
- Junge, P. (1992)
- Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1996)
- Perdices, A., Bermingham, E., Montilla, A. and Doadrio, I. (2002)
- Weber, A (2003)
- Hulsey, C.D. and Lopez-Fernandez, H. (2011)
- Scaglione, M.C., Cerutti, R.D., Arfuso, F. and Piccione, G. (2018)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
| Greenfield, D. W. | Journal Article | 1976 | Fish collecting in Belize |
| Greenfield, D. W., Greenfield, T. A. and Woods, R. L. | Journal Article | 1982 | A new subspecies of cave-dwelling pimelodid catfish, Rhamdia laticauda typhla from Belize, Central America |
| Langecker, T.G. and Wilkens, H. | Journal Article | 1992 | Comparative ultrastructural studies on the pineal organ of the Mexican catfish Rhamdia laticauda Heckel, 1858 and one of its cave-dwelling derivatives (Pimelodidae, Teleostei) |
| Junge, P. | Journal Article | 1992 | Egg size and larval development of epigean and cave forms of Rhamdia guatemalensis (Pimelodidae, Pisces) |
| 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 | Thesis | 2003 | Taxonomie und Artstatus hohlenbewohnender und oberirdischer Welse der Gattung Rhamdia (Pimelodidae, Teleostei) in Mexiko |
| Hulsey, C.D. and Lopez-Fernandez, H. | Book Section | 2011 | Nuclear Central America |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |