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Etymology: Cambeva: Probably derived from the Tupi-Guarani, is a popular name for trichomycterid fishes in southern and south-eastern Brazil (Ref. 119381); imaruhy: The species epithet is an allusion to the occurrence in the Caminho dos Tropeiros da Serra do Imaruí (formerly Imaruhy); name possibly derived from the Tupi-Guarani, meaning mosquito (Ref. 129458).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Tropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 129458)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Vertebre: 38 - 40. Distinguished from other congeners by the following set of characters: Ribs 15-17; D 11-12 (iii + II + 7-8); A 9 (ii + II + 5); P 7 (I + 6); vertebrate 38-40; posterior margin of the parurohyal lateral process concave; fewer interopercular odontodes, fewer jaw teeth; dorsal-fin origin in a vertical through the centrum of the 20th or 21st vertebra; anal-fin origin in a vertical through the centrum of the 24th or 25th vertebra. Colouration: Flank, dorsum and head side pale yellowish brown; dorsum and flank with hight concentration of small rounded dark grey spots; dark pigment concentrated between anterior nostril and orbit, and on nasal barbel base(Ref. 129458).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Costa, W.J.E.M., C.R.M. Feltrin and A.M. Katz, 2021. Field inventory reveals high diversity of new species of mountain catfishes, genus Cambeva Katz, Barbosa, Mattos & Costa, 2018 (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae), in south-eastern Serra Geral, southern Brazil. Zoosystema 43(art.28):659-690. (Ref. 129458)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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