Metadata

Rhamdia zongolicensis

Wilkens 1993

Rhamdia zongolicensis
Redrawn by Rhian Kandall from Wilkens (1993)
ORDERSUB-ORDERFAMILY
SiluriformesSiluroideiHeptapteridae

Synonyms

None.

Country

México

Types

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).

Museum Holdings

As above only.

Key References

Robertson, S. Journal Article 1983 Cueva del Tunel, Veracruz
Mosier, D. Journal Article 1984 Cave dwelling populations of Rhamdia (Pimelodidae)
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 Adaptation and phylogenetic age of Mexican epigean and cave Rhamdia (Pimelodidae)
Wilkens, H. Journal Article 1993 A new species of Rhamdia (Pisces, Pimelodidae) from a cave in the Sierra de Zongolica (Veracruz, Mexico)
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
Hulsey, CD 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)