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Scientific Name	**Rhamdia foina** (Müller & Troschel, 1849)
Common Name
Type Locality	Takutu, Guyana.
Synonym(s)	Pimelodus foina, Rhamdella foina, Rhamdia holomelas rupununi
Pronunciation	ram dee ah
Etymology	The name Rhamdia is apparently a misspelling of 'nhamdiâ', an orthographic variant of the Tupi-Guarani name for the fish, 'jandiá'.
Species Information
Size	164mm or 6.5" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Guyana. Guyana Waters, Coastal Rivers of Guyanas, Essequibo (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro, Lower Negro, Branco (Roraima) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes), Negro (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Trombetas (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Reisen in Britisch-Guiana, pp 628.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:17 (species record created: 2009 Dec 19 14:32)