Cambeva oncina

Costa, Feltrin, Amorim, Mattos & Katz, 2026

Etymology

oncinha (port.) - from Panther Panthera onca; because of the pattern

Classification

Family

Trichomycteridae

Subfamily

Trichomycterinae

Genus

Cambeva

Subgenus / Species group

Cambeva alphabelardense

Synonyms

unknown

Length (total)

approx. 7 cm

Standard length (documented)

63.5 mm

Origin

upper rio do Mato basin near Herciliópolis (endemic)

Region

Santa Catarina

Countries

Brazil

River system

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

GPS

[ -26.817,-51.508 ]

High above sea level

~1300 m

Locality

under foliage

Substrate

fine gravel

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.; Amorim, P.F.; Mattos, J.L.O. & Katz, A.M., 2026 "A Riverine Species Flock? A Remarkably High Diversity of Endemic Fossorial Catfishes, Genus Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), in a Small Mountain Drainage of Southern Brazil" (Taxonomy, Vol. 6 Iss. 3)

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Cambeva oncina

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