Description:
The first anal-fin pterygiophore placed anteriorly
to the 21th hemal spine of the vertebral column (vs.
anteriorly to the 22nd-24th), and the antorbital segment
of the laterosensory system (pores i1 and i3) absent
(vs. present).
Habitat: Cambeva zonata is restricted
to the Ribeira de Iguape River basin along the Betari
River and Iporanga River sub-basins. Colouration:
Cambeva zonata is distinguished by its mottled
colour pattern composed of coalescent black marks,
sometimes forming a mid-lateral stripe in juveniles,
but with no clear saddled pattern (vs. body with mottled
pattern forming saddles dorsally; with large rounded
or ellipsoid black blotches; with spots or rounded
blotches forming a mid-lateral line, or with small
circular blotches not coalescent) (Donin
LM, Ferrer J, Carvalho TP. 2022).
Diet:
Will feed on most aquarium fare such as tablet, frozen
and live foods. Remarks:
Still found on some online sources as Trichomycteruszonatus.
South America:Coastal rivers from Santa Catarina to São
Paulo States, Brazil. Type Locality:
Agua Quente, São Paulo, Brazil.
Size:
6.5cm. (2½ins)
Temp:
16-26°c (59-79°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Donin LM, Ferrer J,
Carvalho TP. Uncertainties and risks in delimiting
species of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)
with single-locus methods and geographically restricted
data. Neotrop Ichthyol. 2022. Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist
of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes),
and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa
1418:1-628. Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors.
2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2022 ). de Pínna, M.C.C. and W. Wosiacki,
2003. Trichomycteridae (pencil or parasitic catfishes).
p. 270-290. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J.
Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes
of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS,
Brasil.
Cambeva zonata Betari River, Ribeira de Iguape
River basin
Cambeva
zonata Betari River, Ribeira de Iguape
River basin
Cambeva
zonata Tinguá, Nova Iguaçu
- RJ, Brasil
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