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Cambeva flavopicta Costa, Feltrin & Katz 2020

 

Image contributors to this species:

A. M. Katz (4)

ScotCat Sources:

Etymology = Species

Other Sources:

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Relevant Information:

Habitat: Cambeva flavopicta is only known from the upper Rio Inferno Grande and tributaries, Rio Canoas drainage, upper Rio Uruguai basin, southern Brazil. The collecting sites were typical mountain rivers draining the Serra Geral, with fast flowing waters. The species was found close to the riverbank, buried below marginal vegetation (Costa, W. J. E. M., C. R. M. Feltrin and A. M. Katz 2020). Diet: will feed on most aquarium fare such as tablet, frozen and live foods. Etymology: From the Latin, the name flavopicta (painted with yellow) refers to the characteristic colouration of this new species, with yellow marks over dark brown ground.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Trichomycteridae

Distribution:

South America: Upper Rio Canoas drainage, upper Uruguay River basin, Santa Catarina State, Brazil.

Size:

7.0cm. (2¾ins)

Temp:

16-26°c (59-79°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Costa, W. J. E. M., C. R. M. Feltrin and A. M. Katz 2020 (11 Nov.) A new species from subtropical Brazil and evidence of multiple pelvic fin losses in catfishes of the genus Cambeva (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Zoosystematics and Evolution v. 96 (no. 2): 715-722.



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Click for full image Cambeva flavopicta
Holotype 69.2mm. SL.
Click for full imageCambeva flavopicta
Dorsal view-Holotype 69.2mm. SL.
Click for full imageCambeva flavopicta
Ventral view-Holotype 69.2mm. SL.
Click for full imageCambeva flavopicta
Location-Rio Inferno Grande, upper Rio Uruguai basin, Santa Catarina, Brazil

 

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