Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Heptapteridae Three-barbeled catfishes

Genus: Brachyrhamdia

(See list of species below)



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6 species
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Photo by Germeau, G.

South America
Max. Length 4.3 cm SL
Brachyrhamdia heteropleura (Eigenmann, 1912)

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Brachyrhamdia heteropleura
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Photo by Mikolji, I.

South America
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Brachyrhamdia imitator Myers, 1927

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Brachyrhamdia imitator
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Max. Length 7.6 cm SL

 
Brachyrhamdia marthae
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Photo by Germeau, G.

South America
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Brachyrhamdia meesi Sands & Black, 1985

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Brachyrhamdia meesi
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Photo by JJPhoto

South America
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Brachyrhamdia rambarrani (Axelrod & Burgess, 1987)

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Brachyrhamdia rambarrani
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Max. Length 5.4 cm SL

 
Brachyrhamdia thayeria
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brachyrhamdia heteropleura South America 4.3 SL 1912
Brachyrhamdia imitator South America 5.4 SL 1927
Brachyrhamdia marthae South America 7.6 SL 1985
Brachyrhamdia meesi South America 6.1 SL 1985
Brachyrhamdia rambarrani South America 5.5 SL 1987
Brachyrhamdia thayeria South America 5.4 SL 2013



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