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Brachyrhamdia marthae Sands & Black, 1985

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Molluscan Pictures (1) Steven Grant (1) Drake Shaw (2) Peter Hardy (1)

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Relevant Information:

Aquarium Care: They can be a little aggressive with other Brachyrhamdia’s and it is important to have a few hiding places such as plants, caves, and pipes to keep aggression down. Diet: They are very greedy eaters, accepting dried and live food but seem to prefer bloodworm. Etymology: The specific name marthae: In honour of Martha Elizabeth Sands, the first author’s wife. Remarks: Redescribed, as Rhamdia marthae, in Zarske (2003) but valid as B. marthae.

Common Name:

Martha's Brachyrhamdia

Synonyms:

Rhamdia marthae, Pimelodella marthae

Family:

Heptapteridae

Distribution:

South America: Juruá and Mamoré/Madeira River basins: Brazil, Bolivia and Peru. Type locality: Peru, aquarium import.

Size:

8.0cm. (3¼ins)

Temp:

24-26°C (75-79°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

IUCN Red List

Despite the little information available on this species, it has a wide range and no apparent threats. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (IUCN 2023).

Reference:

Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Lundberg, J. G. and L. A. McDade, 1986. On the South American catfish Brachyrhamdia imitator Myers (Siluriformes, Pimelodidae), with phylogenetic evidence for a large intrafamilial lineage. Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 463: 1-24.
Myers, G. S., 1927. Descriptions of new South American fresh-water fishes collected by Dr. Carl Ternetz. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 68 (no. 3): 107-135.
Salvador, G.N. 2023. Brachyrhamdia marthae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023.
Sands, D. D. and B. K. Black, 1985. Two new species of Brachyrhamdia, Myers, 1927, from Brazil and Peru, together with a redefinition of the genus. In: D. Sands, Catfishes of the World. v. 3, Suppl (first set): 58(1)-58(8).
ScotCat Factsheet no. 165. March 2010.

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Brachyrhamdia marthae

Brachyrhamdia marthae

Brachyrhamdia marthae
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Brachyrhamdia marthae

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