Cambeva balios
Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013
balios (gr.) - spotted
Synonyms
Trichomycterus balios
Length (total)
approx. 13 cm
Standard length (documented)
100.9 mm
Recommended tank size
100 cm
rio Santa Cruz near São Francisco de Paula, arroio Bagual, arroio do Barreiro, arroio dos Cães, rio Camisa, arroio Cará, arroio Esteira, arroio Governador, rio Lajeado Grande = rio Lageado Grande, arroio Lava-Pés, arroio Maria Inácia, arroio dos Novilhos = arroio das Nevilhas, arroio Ribeirão, arroio Saiqui, unnamed creek to rio São Marcos, rio São Tomé = rio Tomé, rio Turvo
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
rio da Telha → rio Ituim → rio Turvo | arroio Esteira ➙ rio Quebrada-dentes → rio Refugiado | rio Tainhas ⇒ rio das Antas → rio Taquari | rio Caí ⇒ rio Jacuí → rio Guaíba → lagoa dos Patos → Atlantic SE
[ -29.363,-50.522 ]
High above sea level
681 - 941 m
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
normal
Substrate
rocks
Simuliidae (Simuliidae) (larvae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
II / (4 -) 5 (- 6) rays
5 + 5-7 soft rays
straight
II / (5 -) 7 (- 8) rays
slightly convex
I / 6 (- 7) rays
I / 4 rays
5 + 5-7 soft rays
straight
II / (5 -) 7 (- 8) rays
slightly convex
I / 6 (- 7) rays
I / 4 rays
Sympatric with
Not on the positive list of Brazil in 2012 : The positive list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
Not on the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil
- Ferrer. F. & Malabarba, L.R., 2013 "Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Laguna dos Patos system, southern Brazil" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 11 No. 2, P. 218)
- Bertaco, V.A.; Ferrer, J.; Carvalho, F.R. & Malabarba, L.R., 2016 "Article Inventory of the freshwater fishes from a densely collected area in South America —a case study of the current knowledge of Neotropical fish diversity" (Zootaxa, Vol. 4138 No. 3, P. 421)
- Katz, A.M.; Barbosa, M.A.; Mattos, J.L. de O. & Costa, W.J.E.M. da, 2018 "Multigene analysis of the catfish genus Trichomycterus and description of a new South American trichomycterine genus (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae)" (Zoosystematics and Evolution, Vol 94 No. 2, P. 563)
- Donin, L.M.; Ferrer, J. & Carvalho, T.P., 2022 "Uncertainties and risks in delimiting species of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) with single-locus methods and geographically restricted data" (Neotropical Ichthyology, Vol. 20 No. 3)
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