Cambeva capetinga

Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Uzeda & Katz, 2025
 
according to the origin ribeirão da Capetinga
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Trichomycterinae
 
Genus
Cambeva
Synonyms
unknown
IUCN Red List:
endangered
Length (total)
approx.  6 cm
Standard length (documented)
45.6 mm
Recommended tank size
60 cm
ribeirão da  Capetinga near São João Batista do Gloria

Minas Gerais

Brazil

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

[ -20.580,-46.499 ]
Map to Cambeva capetinga
High above sea level
~700 m
Habitat river width
~2.00 m
(Prefered) River depth
< 0.50 m
Flow
normal
Substrate
coarse gravel, sand
On the riverbank
Urochloa sp.
 
Cambeva - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Cambeva - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
 
Cambeva - overview of fins
Sympatric with
Hisonotus francirochai
Hypostomus nigromaculatus (LDA 12)
Knodus moenkhausii
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
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28.09.2025