Cambeva babilonica

Costa, Azevedo-Santos & Katz, 2025

Etymology

according to the origin Serra da Babilonia

Classification

Family

Trichomycteridae

Subfamily

Trichomycterinae

Genus

Cambeva

Synonyms

unknown

IUCN Red List:

endangered

Length (total)

approx. 6 cm

Standard length (documented)

44.1 mm

Recommended tank size

60 cm

Origin

ribeirão do Esmeril near São João Batista do Gloria (endemic)

Region

Minas Gerais

Countries

Brazil

River system

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

GPS

[ -20.608,-46.436 ]

High above sea level

~700 m

Substrate

gravel, rocks

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
On the negative list of Brazil from 2020 : The negative list of Brazil

Internet sources

Costa, W.J.E.M.; Azevedo-Santos, V.M.; Mattos, J.L.O.; Uzeda, P.L.C.; Vilardo, P.J.; Ottoni, F.P. & Katz, A.M, 2025 "Integrative taxonomy revealing microendemic species of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) in streams draining Serra da Canastra, southeastern Brazil" (abstract) (Zoologischer Anzeiger, Vol. 318, P. 1)

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Cambeva babilonica

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