Rhamdia zongolicensis
Wilkens 1993
Redrawn by Rhian Kandall from Wilkens (1993)
| ORDER | SUB-ORDER | FAMILY |
|---|---|---|
| Siluriformes | Siluroidei | Heptapteridae |
Synonyms
None.
Country
MéxicoTypes
Holotype: ZMH 8249 92mm SL. Paratypes: ZMH 8250, 3 specimens 65-85mm SL.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality: Cueva del Ostoc, Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz, México (18oN, 97oW). This cave is also known as Cueva de El Túnel and under this name was described by Robertson (1983) and Mosier (1984) both of whom mentioned the fishes, the former also providing a photograph.
Habitat
There is little published information. Wilkens (1993a) reports that there was no other animal life in the pools in the cave and that the type specimens were undernourished. This may suggest that the food supply is episodic, perhaps related to flood events. Robertson (1983) provides a survey.
Systematics
Silfvergrip (1986) does not accept that this species is diagnosable from Rhamdia laticauda and places it within that species.
Conservation Status
TLO [VU D2:2.3:1996]
(World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1996. Rhamdia zongolicensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1996: http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T19456A8894338.en. Downloaded on 14 July 2017).
Threatened (Contreras-Balderas et al. 2003)
Museum Holdings
As above only.
Key References
- Robertson, S. (1983)
- Mosier, D. (1984)
- Williams, J.E., Johnson, J.E., Hendrickson, D.A., Conteras-Balderas, S., Williams, J.D., Navarro-Mondoza, M., McAllister, D.E. and Deacon, J.E. (1989)
- Wilkens, H. (1991)
- Langecker, T.G. and Wilkens, H. (1992)
- Junge, P. (1992)
- Wilkens, H. (1993)
- Wilkens, H. (1993)
- Weber, A. (1995)
- Weber, A. (1996)
- Silfvergrip, A.M.C. (1996)
- Weber, A. (1998)
- Wilkens, H. (2001)
- Perdices, A, Bermingham, E, Montilla, A and Doadrio, I (2002)
- Weber, A (2003)
- Contreras-Balderas, S, Almada-Villela, P, Lozano-Vilano, M de L and Garcia-Ramirez, ME (2003)
- Contreras-Balderas, S and others, 13 (2008)
- Hulsey, CD and Lopez-Fernandez, H (2011)
- Contreras-Macbeath, T., Rodriguez, M.B., Sorani, V., Goldspink, C., and McGregor Reid, G. (2014)
- Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Juberthie, C. and Reddell, J. (2014-2015)
- 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)
| Robertson, S. | Journal Article | 1983 | Cueva del Tunel, Veracruz |
| Mosier, D. | Journal Article | 1984 | Cave dwelling populations of Rhamdia (Pimelodidae) |
| Williams, J.E., Johnson, J.E., Hendrickson, D.A., Conteras-Balderas, S., Williams, J.D., Navarro-Mondoza, M., McAllister, D.E. and Deacon, J.E. | Journal Article | 1989 | Fishes of North America endangered, threatened or of special concern 1989 |
| Wilkens, H. | Journal Article | 1991 | Comparative study and phylogenetic age of epigean and cave forms of the genus Rhamdia (Pimelodidae, Teleostei) |
| 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) |
| Wilkens, H. | Journal Article | 1993 | A new species of Rhamdia (Pisces, Pimelodidae) from a cave in the Sierra de Zongolica (Veracruz, Mexico) |
| Wilkens, H. | Journal Article | 1993 | Adaptation and phylogenetic age of Mexican epigean and cave Rhamdia (Pimelodidae) |
| Weber, A. | Journal Article | 1995 | The lateral line system of epigean and cave dwelling catfishes of the genus Rhamdia (Pimelodidae, Teleostei) in Mexico |
| Weber, A. | Journal Article | 1996 | Cave dwelling catfish populations of the genus Rhamdia (Pimelodidae, Siluroidei, Teleostei) in Mexico |
| Silfvergrip, A.M.C. | Book | 1996 | A systematic revision of the neotropical catfish genus Rhamdia (Teleostei, Pimelodidae) |
| Weber, A. | Journal Article | 1998 | Mexican cave catfish of the genus Rhamdia (Pimelodidae): notes on adaptation and distribution |
| Wilkens, H. | Journal Article | 2001 | Convergent adaptations to cave life in the Rhamdia laticauda catfish group (Pimelodidae, Teleostei) |
| 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 |
| Contreras-Balderas, S, Almada-Villela, P, Lozano-Vilano, M de L and Garcia-Ramirez, ME | Journal Article | 2003 | Freshwater fish at risk or extinct in Mexico |
| Contreras-Balderas, S and others, 13 | Journal Article | 2008 | Freshwater fishes and water status in México: A country-wide appraisal |
| Hulsey, CD and Lopez-Fernandez, H | Book Section | 2011 | Nuclear Central America |
| Contreras-Macbeath, T., Rodriguez, M.B., Sorani, V., Goldspink, C., and McGregor Reid, G. | Journal Article | 2014 | Richness and endemism of the freshwater fishes of Mexico |
| Palacios-Vargas, J.G., Juberthie, C. and Reddell, J. | Book | 2014-2015 | Encyclopaedia Biospeologica Mexico |
| 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 |