Cambeva metagalactica

Costa, Feltrin, Amorim, Mattos & Katz, 2026
 
meta (Greek) – neighboring, *galactica* for *Cambeva galactica*; a neighboring, similar, but unrelated species
 
Family
Trichomycteridae
 
Subfamily
Trichomycterinae
 
Genus
Cambeva
 
Subgenus / Species group
Cambeva betabelardense (Subclade 1)
Synonyms
unknown
Length (total)
approx.  8 cm
Standard length (documented)
65.0 mm
middle rio do Mato basin near Campina da Alegria (endemic)

Santa Catarina

Brazil

rio Chapecozinho → rio Chapecó → río Uruguay → río de la Plata → Atlantic SE

[ -26.891,-51.779 ]
Map to Cambeva metagalactica
High above sea level
1000 - 1080 m
Locality
under foliage
Substrate
fine gravel
In water
foliage, vegetable debris
 
Cambeva - overview of habitats
Water values South America
 
Cambeva - Overview of the natural diet
Eats plants
not known
unknown
 
 
 
 
Cambeva - overview of fins
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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