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Pericambeva guaraquessaba (Wosiacki, 2005)

Image contributors to this species:

Donin LM, Ferrer J, Carvalho TP. 2022 (2)

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Description: 37 vertebrae (vs. 35-40), and the first dorsal-and anal-fin pterygiophores placed anteriorly to the 18th neural spine and 22nd hemal spine of the vertebral column, respectively (vs. anteriorly to the 16th-21st and 20-25th, respectively) (Katz, A.M. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2020). Habitat: (Peri) Cambeva guaraquessaba occurs exclusively in the tributaries to the Paranaguá Bay. Inhabits river with clear water, falls, rapids and moderate current flowing over the rocky beds, intercalated with pools. Occurs in association with stones and plant debris on the bottom. Colouration: Distinguished from its congeners by the colour pattern with a mid-lateral line composed of black spots with about the eye size (vs. body with blotches or spots not forming a mid-lateral stripe). Diet: Will feed on most aquarium fare such as tablet, frozen and live foods. Etymology: The genus name Pericambeva: perí, near or around, referring to its geographical proximity with Cambeva. Named after Munucipio de Guaraqueçaba and the Area de Proteçao Ambiental de Guaraqueçaba, the area of occurrence of this species. Remarks: Still found on some online sources as Trichomycterus guaraquessaba and Cambeva guaraquessaba (synonyms).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Trichomycterus guaraquessaba, Cambeva guaraquessaba

Family:

Trichomycteridae

Distribution:

South America: Rio Bracinho in Paraná, Brazil. Type Locality: Rio Bracinho, Fazenda Salto Dourado, Município de Guaraqueçaba, Paraná State, Brazil.

Size:

9.0cm. (3½ins)

Temp:

16-26°c (59-79°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

IUCN Red List

Not Evaluated.

Reference:

Katz, A.M. & Costa, W.J.E.M., 2020 " A new species of the catfish genus Cambeva from the Paranapanema river drainage, southeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)" (Tropical Zoology, Vol. 33 No. 1).
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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Pericambeva guaraquessaba
Tributary of Guaraqueçaba River basin

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