Classification / Names
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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); barbosae: Named for Maria Anaïs Barbosa, Brazilian ichthyologist (Ref. 123709).
Eponymy: Maria Anais Barbosa Segadas Vianna is a Brazilian zoologist and ichthyologist at the Laboratory of Systematics and Evolution of Fish Teleosteos, Department of Zoology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123709)
This species prefers fast-flowing low-altitude streams, ca. 15-190 m asl, within coastal river basins, between the Biguaçu to the Cubatão do Sul river basins, as well as in smaller streams on Santa Catarina Island (Ref. 123709).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., C.R.M. Feltrin and A.M. Katz, 2021. Filling distribution gaps: Two new species of catfish genus Cambeva from southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Zoosyst. Evol. 97(1):147-159. (Ref. 123709)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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