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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Siluriformes (Catfishes) >
Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Microcambevinae
Etymology: Listrura: Greek, listroo = to tie + Greek, oura = tail (Ref. 45335); elongata: Name 'elongata' from the Latin word meaning 'elongate', in reference to the slender and long body of the new species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137744)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., C.R.M. Feltrin, J.L.O. Mattos, P.J. Vilardo and A.M. Katz, 2025. Relationships of a new fossorial Microcambevinae catfish species from southern Brazil supporting multiple dorsal-fin losses in Listrura (Siluriformes, Trichomycteridae). Zoosyst. Evol. 101(3):1177-1185. (Ref. 137744)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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