Trichomycterus diatropoporos

Trichomycterus diatropoporos

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
South America
Small
Tropical fish

Cambeva diatropoporos is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Trichomycteridae, the pencil and parasitic catfishes. This catfish is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the da Prata and Turvo river basins, tributaries of the das Antas river, in the Laguna dos Patos system in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Catfishes
Family: Trichomycteridae
Genus: Trichomycterus
Maximum length: 6.8 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: South America: endemic to the rio da Prata and rio Turvo basins, tributaries of rio das Antas, in the laguna dos Patos system in Brazil.

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