Cetopsorhamdia boquillae Eigenmann, 1922
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cetopsorhamdia boquillae is a species of three-barbeled catfishes native to the Cauca River basin in the Magdalena River basin in Colombia.
This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Cetopsorhamdia boquillae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:16:20.513382+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cetopsorhamdia boquillae Eigenmann, 1922
- Name authority
- Eigenmann, 1922
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Heptapteridae
- Genus
- Cetopsorhamdia
- 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
- genusCetopsorhamdia Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916
- speciesCetopsorhamdia boquillae Eigenmann, 1922
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cetopsorhamdia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cetopsorhamdia filamentosa Fowler, 1945 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia insidiosa (Steindachner, 1915) | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia nasus Eigenmann & Fisher, 1916 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia orinoco Schultz, 1944 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia phantasia Stewart, 1985 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia iheringi Schubart & Gomes, 1959 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cetopsorhamdia molinae Miles, 1943 | HeptapteridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Eigenmann, C. H. (1922). The fishes of western South America, Part I. The fresh-water fishes of northwestern South America, including Colombia, Panama, and the Pacific slopes of Ecuador and Peru, together with an appendix upon the fishes of the Rio Meta in Colombia. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, 9 (1): 1–346, Pls. 1–38. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.234839 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:T728. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.