Cambeva difficilis

Costa, Feltrin & Katz, 2024

Etymology

difficilis (difficult, en.) - very difficult to catch

Classification

Family

Trichomycteridae

Subfamily

Trichomycterinae

Genus

Cambeva

Synonyms

unknown

Length (total)

approx. 10 cm

Standard length (documented)

81.0 mm

Recommended tank size

60 cm

Origin

rio da Cachoeira near Cachoeira dos Pretos, cachoeira Escondida (endemic)

Region

São Paulo

Countries

Brazil

River system

ribeirão do Cancã → rio da Cachoeira →rio Atibaia → rio Piracicaba → rio Tietê → río Paraná → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

GPS

[ -22.954,-46.179 ]

High above sea level

870 - 890 m

Cambeva - overview of habitats

Water values South America

Nutrition

Cambeva - Overview of the natural diet

Eats plants

not known

Bred

unknown

Cambeva - overview of fins

Information for export

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

Internet sources

Costa, W.J.E.M.; Feltrin, C.R.M.; Mattos, J.L.O. & Katz, A.M., 2024 "Monophyly or Homoplasy? The Relationships of a Rare New Species of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest with a Bicolored Caudal Pattern" (taxonomy, Vol. 4 No. 2)

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28.09.2025

Cambeva difficilis

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