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Rhamdia nicaraguensis (Günther, 1864) |
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photo by
Berg, W. |
| Family: | Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 26 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Central America: river basins in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Lives in rivers and creeks between 20 and 1160 m elevation in currents of low to moderate velocity, with stony bottoms and substrata of sand and mud. Feeds mainly on aquatic insects, seeds and small fish (Ref. 36880). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||