Rhamdia macuspanensis
Rhamdia macuspanensis Weber & Wilkens, 1998
Olmec blind catfish
Rhamdia macuspanensis
photo by Gómez González, A.E.


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Family:  Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Max. size:  13.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, non-migratory
Distribution:  Central America: Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Cave-restricted species (Ref. 33862).
IUCN Red List Status: Near Threatened (NT); Date assessed: 06 February 2019 (B1a+2a; D2) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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