Cambeva Capetinga
📖 Overview
This species inhabits moderate flowing streams 50 cm deep and about 2 m wide, with a substrate composed of pebbles and sand .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: 20 or 22 dorsal procurrent caudal-fin rays; 30-32 interopercular odontodes; 26-28 premaxillary teeth; 27-32 dentary teeth; medial margin of the autopalatine slightly sinuous; sesamoid supraorbital lacking a lateral projection; anterior portion of the mesethmoid just posterior to cornu base relatively broad; dorsal process of the opercle stick-shaped; anterior portion of the preopercle not distinctively elongated; parurohyal foramen rudimentary; and posterior process of the parurohyal long, its length about three quarters of lateral process length (Ref 138050).: elongated; Cross section: oval.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Cambeva Capetinga is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical South America: Brazil.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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