Cambeva capitoliensis
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


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