Cambeva imaruhy
Cambeva imaruhy Costa, Feltrin & Katz, 2021

Family:  Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae
Max. size:  6.06 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 38-40. Distinguished from other congeners by the following set of characters: Ribs 15-17; D 11-12 (iii + II + 7-8); A 9 (ii + II + 5); P 7 (I + 6); vertebrate 38-40; posterior margin of the parurohyal lateral process concave; fewer interopercular odontodes, fewer jaw teeth; dorsal-fin origin in a vertical through the centrum of the 20th or 21st vertebra; anal-fin origin in a vertical through the centrum of the 24th or 25th vertebra. Colouration: Flank, dorsum and head side pale yellowish brown; dorsum and flank with hight concentration of small rounded dark grey spots; dark pigment concentrated between anterior nostril and orbit, and on nasal barbel base(Ref. 129458).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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