This species has many colour
forms as can be seen in the three thumbnail images
below. Description:
It differs from C. balios by having 14–15
ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays (vs. 10–13).
Habitat: Cambeva botuvera
is widely distributed in the Itajaí River basin.
Colouration: Being distinguished
from other congeners in the coastal area, except C.
balios, by the colouration with two distinct
layers in adult specimens composed of large ellipsoid
black blotches, sometimes coalescent and forming a
mid-lateral stripe, vermicular black marks, or yet
inconspicuous black-spotted in the inner layer; and
small spots in the outer layer over a pale yellow
background (vs. body with mottled pattern of blotches
not ellipsoid, with spots or rounded blotches restricted
to form a mid-lateral line, or with small circular
blotches not coalescent) (Donin
LM, Ferrer J, Carvalho TP. 2022).
Etymology:
The name botuvera is an allusion to the occurrence
of the species in the municipality of Botuverá,
Santa Catarina, southern Brazil. This name is derived
from the Tupi-Guarani, possibly meaning brilliant
mountain (Costa
WJEM, Feltrin CRM, Katz AM 2021).
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Trichomycteridae
Distribution:
South America: Itajaí River basin.
Size:
8.0cm. (3¼ins)
Temp:
16-26°c (59-79°f.)
p.H.
6.0-7.0.
Reference:
Costa WJEM, Feltrin
CRM, Katz AM (2021) Filling distribution
gaps: Two new species of the catfish genus Cambeva
from southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Siluriformes,
Trichomycteridae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 97(1):
147-159. 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.
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