Rhamdia reddelli Miller, 1984
Blind whiskered catfish
Blind whiskered catfish,  Juil ciego,  Juil ciego de Zongolica,  Juil ciego

Family:  Heptapteridae (Three-barbeled catfishes)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Central America: Mexico.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Inhabits cave streams.
IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 06 February 2019 (B1ab(iii,iv)+2ab(iii,iv)) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from Oaxaca, Acatian. Also Ref. 3881. Status of threat: threatened; status same as 1989. Criteria: 5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264).


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