Cambeva melanoptera

Costa, Abilhoa, Dalcin & Katz, 2022
 
mélas (gr.) - black; pterón (gr.) - wing (for fins)
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Trichomycterinae
 
Genus
Cambeva
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  12 cm
Standard length (documented)
96.4 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
Temperature
14 - 19 °C
rio Iratim near Coronel Domingos Soares (endemic)

Paraná

Brazil

rio Iguaçu → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -26.135,-51.863 ]
Map to Cambeva melanoptera
High above sea level
~695 m
Habitat river width
0.80 - 2.50 m
(Prefered) River depth
0.20 - 0.50 m
Flow
strong
Substrate
gravel, rocks
On the riverbank
grasses, forest
 
Cambeva - overview of habitats
Water values South America
inverbrates (aquatic) (invertebrates (aquatic)), Simuliidae (Simuliidae) (larvae), ephemeroptera (Ephemeroptera) (larvae), Chironomidae (Chironomidae) (larvae), Trichoptera (Trichoptera) (larvae), nymphs
 
Cambeva - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
Adipose fin
Caudal fin

Dorsal fin
Pectoral fins
Pelvic fins
absent
11 soft rays
slightly convex
ii / II / 7 rays
I / 7 rays
I / 4 rays
 
Cambeva - overview of fins
Similar catfishes
Cambeva castroi
Cambeva diabola
Sympatric with
Ancistrus agostinhoi
Cambeva davisi
Cambeva igobi
Cambeva stawiarski
Hypostomus commersonii
Pareiorhaphis parmula
Crenicichla iguassuensis
Psalidodon bifasciatus
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
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