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Cláudio Dias Timm, license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Siluriformes
Family:
Heptapteridae
Genus:
Rhamdia
Species:
quelen
Common:
South American catfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Waters:
Freshwater
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Regions:
North America - Inland Waters
South America - Inland Waters
Dorn, E. 1976. Über den Feinbau von Trommelmuskeln bei Pimelodiden und Doradiden (Teleostei, Siluroidei) [On the Fine Structure of Drumming Muscles in Pimelodidae and Doradidae (Teleostei, Siluroidei)]. Verhandlungen der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft, 245-245.
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Schachner, V. G., Schaller, F. 1981. Schallerzeugung und Schallreaktionen beim Antennenwels (Mandim) Rhambdia sebae sebae Val. Zoologische Beiträge, 27: 375-391.