Leptorhamdia kamilai Silva, Reia, Souza, Ywamoto & Oliveira, 2026
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Leptorhamdia: Greek, leptos = thin + Brazilian vernacular name, Nhamdia/Jamdia (Ref. 45335); kamilai: Name 'kamilai' in honor of Dr. Kamila Mayumi Duarte Kuabara, an entomologist and lab manager of the Ornithology Department at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Etymology: Leptorhamdia: Greek, leptos = thin + Brazilian vernacular name, Nhamdia/Jamdia (Ref. 45335); kamilai: Name 'kamilai' in honor of Dr. Kamila Mayumi Duarte Kuabara, an entomologist and lab manager of the Ornithology Department at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 19 - 22; Vertebrae: 46 - 47. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: conspicuous light collar-band, yellowish in live specimens, posterior to the head; 19-22 anal-fin rays; and 46-47 vertebrae (Ref. 138778).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Silva, G.S., L. Reia, C.S. Souza, E.V. Ywamoto and C. Oliveira, 2026. Phylogenetic placement and descriptionof a new species of Leptorhamdia (Siluriformes: Heptapteridae) from theAmazon basin. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 24(1):1-14. (Ref. 138778)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |