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Cambeva capitoliensis Costa, Azevedo-Santos, Uzeda, Vilardo & Katz, 2025 |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae | |||
| Max. size: | 5.53 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 5-5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: laminar, triangular dorsal process of opercle; 13-15 dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays; 33-36 interopercular odontodes; 18-22 premaxillary teeth, and 23-25 dentary teeth; medial margin of the autopalatine sinuous; sesamoid supraorbital without a lateral projection; anterior portion of the mesethmoid just posterior to cornu base relatively narrow; parurohyal foramen rudimentary or lacking; posterior process of the parurohyal relatively short, less than half lateral process; and S4 pore about equidistant from S3 and S6 pores (Ref 138050). | |||
| Biology: | This species inhabits clear, moderately flowing streams, with a substrate composed of pebbles and cobbles (Ref. 138050). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||