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Cambeva podostemophila Costa, Feltrin & Katz, 2023 |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae (Pencil or parasitic catfishes), subfamily: Trichomycterinae | |||
| Max. size: | 7.56 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | South America: Brazil. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 9-9. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: loss of pelvic fins and girdle; ten branchiostegal rays; six pectoral-fin rays; dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays 13 or 14; filament on the extremity of the first pectoral-fin ray absent; anterior segment of the infraorbital latero-sensory canal absent; ventral procurrent caudal-fin rays 10 or 11; vertebrae 37; odontodes 12 opercular, 20-24 interopercular (Ref. 137687). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||