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Cambeva piraquara dos Reis, Wosiacki, Ferrer, Donin & da Graça, 2023 |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae | |||
| Max. size: | 6.13 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 5-5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: conspicuous wide and well-defined dark-brown longitudinal mid-lateral stripe on the inner skin layer over a plain yellowish background, extending from the opercular patch of odontodes to the first third of caudal-fin rays; and presence of dorso-sagittal line on the inner skin layer of large irregular circular blotches coalescing and forming a longitudinal stripe from occipital region to the base of dorsal fin (Ref. 137783). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||