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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); panthera: Derived from the Greek word for panther, in allusion to the color pattern of larger specimens that exhibit coloration similar to the species of the felid genus Panthera (Ref. 129458).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 129458)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 37. Distinguished from other species by the following set of characters: D 11-12 (ii-iii + II + 7); A 9-10 (ii-iii + I-II + 5-6); dorsal-fin origin in a vertical through the centrum of the 18th or 19th vertebra; anal-fin origin in vertical just anterior to posterior dorsal-fin base end; P 7 (I + 6); pelvic-fin rays 5 (I + 4); principal caudal-fin rays 13 (I + 11 + I); caudal fin subtruncate; vertebrate 37; ribs 14; longer maxillary barbel reaching the middle of the pectoral-fin base; 10 or 11 opercular odontodes; 44-46 premaxillary teeth; 20-24 dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays; 23-25 interopercular odontodes; 17.8-20.2 % SL caudal-fin length; 9.7-12.6 % SL pelvic-fin length. Colouration: presence of rounded brown spots with dark brown to black margin on the flank area in adult specimens (Ref. 129458).
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. 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)
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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