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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 | |||