Cambeva grisea

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Cambeva grisea Costa, Feltrin & Katz, 2021

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Siluriformes (Catfishes) > Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Cambeva: Probably derived from the Tupi-Guarani, is a popular name for trichomycterid fishes in southern and south-eastern Brazil (Ref. 119381); grisea: Derived from the Latin word for grey, in reference to the predominant coloration of this species (Ref. 129458).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Tropical

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South America: Brazil.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129458)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 38 - 39. Distinguished from other species by the following set of characters: D 11 (ii + II + 7); A 9 (ii + II + 5); P 6 (I + 5); pelvic-fin rays 5 (I + 4); principal caudal-fin rays 13 (I + 11 + I); dorsal procurrent rays 14-16 (xiii-xv + I); ventral procurrent rays 8-12 (vii-xi + I); vertebrae 38-39; 13- 15 pleural ribs; anal-fin origin in vertical through anterior third of dorsal-fin base; anal and dorsal fins posteriorly placed relatively to vertebrae (dorsal-fin origin in a vertical through centrum of the 20th or 21st vertebra); anal-fin origin in vertical through centrum of 23rd or 24th vertebra. Colouration: pale brownish grey, sometimes with dark grey pigment coloration on the flank which are irregularly distributed (Ref. 129458).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Costa, W.J.E.M., C.R.M. Feltrin and A.M. Katz, 2021. Field inventory reveals high diversity of new species of mountain catfishes, genus Cambeva Katz, Barbosa, Mattos & Costa, 2018 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), in south-eastern Serra Geral, southern Brazil. Zoosystema 43(art.28):659-690. (Ref. 129458)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈