Cambeva brachykechenos
Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013
brachys (gr.) - short; kechenos (gr.) - gap; in reference to the short posterior cranial fontanel
Synonyms
Trichomycterus brachykechenos
Length (total)
approx. 9 cm
Standard length (documented)
70.9 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
High above sea level
5 - 266 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 1.00 m
Locality
in/near rapids
Flow
strong
Substrate
rocks
Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), diptera (Diptera) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
II / (4 -) 5 rays
5-6 + 5-6 soft rays
straight
II - III / (6 -) 7 (- 8) rays
slightly convex
I / 5 (- 6) rays
I / 4 rays
5-6 + 5-6 soft rays
straight
II - III / (6 -) 7 (- 8) rays
slightly convex
I / 5 (- 6) rays
I / 4 rays
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. 237)
- 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)
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