Cambeva poikilos

Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013
Trichomycterus poikilos, holotype, UFRGS 16239, 63.3 mm SL, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, municipality of Júlio de Castilhos, arroio Passo dos Buracos or Tipiaia on road BR-158, upper rio Jacuí basin
poikilos (gr.) - variegated, varicolored, because the intraspecific color pattern
 
Subfamily
 
Genus
Synonyms
Trichomycterus poikilos
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
92.5 mm
Recommended tank size
80 cm

Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil

rio Paranhana → rio dos Sinos | rio Pulador → rio Guaporé | rio Carreiro → rio Taquari | arroio Bertolina ➙ río Jacuí-mirim | rio Ivaí | rio Ingaí | arroio Jacuirana → rio Jacuizinho ⇒ rio Jacuí → rio Guaíba → lagoa dos Patos → Atlantic SE

[ -29.114,-53.651 ]
Map to Cambeva poikilos
High above sea level
124 - 700 m
Type of water
Clear water
Flow
strong
Substrate
rocks
Simuliidae (Simuliidae) (larvae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), butterflies (Lepidoptera) (larvae)
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
II / (4 -) 5 (- 6) rays
5 + 5-6 soft rays
straight
I - II / (6 -) 7 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
Pic. 2: Trichomycterus poikilos, holotype, UFRGS 16239, 63.3 mm SL, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, municipality of Júlio de Castilhos, arroio Passo dos Buracos or Tipiaia on road BR-158, upper rio Jacuí basin
Pic. 3: Trichomycterus poikilos, holotype, UFRGS 16239, 63.3 mm SL, Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul State, municipality of Júlio de Castilhos, arroio Passo dos Buracos or Tipiaia on road BR-158, upper rio Jacuí basin
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