Pale Catfish
Rhamdia guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Rhamdia guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1864)
- Common name
- Pale Catfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Heptapteridae
- Genus
- Rhamdia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyHeptapteridae Gill, 1861
- genusRhamdia Bleeker, 1858
- speciesRhamdia guatemalensis (Günther, 1864)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Rhamdia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Rhamdia argentina (Humboldt, 1821) | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia cinerascens (Günther, 1860) | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia guasarensis DoNascimiento, Provenzano & Lundberg, 2004 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia humilis (Günther, 1864) | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia itacaiunas Silfvergrip, 1996 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia laluchensis Weber, Allegrucci & Sbordoni, 2003 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rock CatfishRhamdia laticauda (Kner, 1858) | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia muelleri (Günther, 1864) | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia reddelli Miller, 1984 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia saijaensis Rendahl, 1941 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia schomburgkii Bleeker, 1858 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhamdia poeyi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1888 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pimelodus guatemalensis Günther, 1864 Günther, 1864 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1021025 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4RZNR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.