| Cambeva balios | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Cambeva |
| Species: | C. balios
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambeva balios | |
| Synonyms2 | |
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Trichomycterus balios Ferrer & Malabarba, 2013 | |
Cambeva balios is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes.2 This catfish is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the upper portion of the Das Antas and Caí river basins (Laguna dos Patos system), and the Mampituba river basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This species reaches a maximum length of 10.1 centimetres (4.0 in) SL.3
Etymology
The specific name balios is derived from the Greek adjective βαλιός, meaning spotted, dappled, and refers to the color pattern of the species formed by circular black blotches.3
Habitat and ecology
The localities where the type specimens were collected had clear water and rocky bottoms.3
C. balios feeds on larvae of Diptera (Chironomidae, Simuliidae), Lepidoptera, and Trichoptera and nymphs of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera.3
References
References
- Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Cambeva balios". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022 e.T141167697A141167727. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T141167697A141167727.pt. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cambeva". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L. R. (2013). "Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 11 (2). Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia: 217–246. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252013000200001.
Further reading
Further reading
- Ferrer, J. & Malabarba, L. R. (2013). "Taxonomic review of the genus Trichomycterus Valenciennes (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae) from the laguna dos Patos system, Southern Brazil" (PDF). Neotropical Ichthyology. 11 (2). Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia: 217–246. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252013000200001.
External links
External links
- Data related to Trichomycterus balios at Wikispecies
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Trichomycterus balios". FishBase. July 2014 version.