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Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Etymology: Imparfinis: Latin, impar = unequal + Greek, finis, pinna = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Boulenger.
Issue
This species is placed in the genus Rhamdia in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2011: Ref. 86697) following Burgess (1989: Ref. 6868). Treated incertae sedis in Heptapteridae by Bockmann & Guazzelli (2003: Ref. 36914) and Ferraris 2007 (Ref. 58032). Silfvergrip 1996 (Ref. 50029) placed this in Nannorhamdia, that would make it an Imparfinis, based on examination of the types.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Marañon River basin, Ecuador.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36914)
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Silfvergrip, A.M.C., 1996. A systematic revision of the Neotropical catfish genus Rhamdia (Teleostei, Pimelodidae). Stockholm University and Swedish Museum of Natural History. 156 pp. + 8 pls. (Ref. 50029)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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