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Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes) > Trichomycterinae
Etymology: Cambeva: Probably derived from the Tupi-Guarani, is a popular name for trichomycterid fishes in southern and south-eastern Brazil (Ref. 119381); chrysornata: Name 'chrysornata' from the Greek word 'chryos' and Latin word 'ornata', meaning 'gold' and 'ornate', in allusion to the characteristic bright yellow marks on the flank of the new species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical
South America: Brazil.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128385)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Costa, W.J.E.M., C.R.M. Feltrin, J.L.O. Mattos, R.H. Dalcin, V. Abilhoa and A.M. Katz, 2023. Morpho-molecular discordance? Re-approaching systematics of Cambeva (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the Guaratuba-Babitonga-Itapocu Area, Southern Brazil. Fishes 8:63. (Ref. 128385)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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