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Cambeva zonata (Eigenmann, 1918)

Image contributors to this species:

Donin LM, Ferrer J, Carvalho TP. 2022 (2) Diogo Luiz (1)

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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 Trichomycterus zonatus.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Pygidium zonatum, Trichomycterus cubataonis, Trichomycterus zonatus

Family:

Trichomycteridae

Distribution:

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:

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.
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 ).

Family: Trichomycteridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails

Cambeva zonata
Betari River, Ribeira de Iguape River basin

Cambeva zonata
Tinguá, Nova Iguaçu - RJ, Brasil

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