Cambeva iheringi
Species of fish
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Cambeva iheringi 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 in São Paulo and Paraná states, centred on Santos where it is found in the Ribeira do Iguape River basin.
| Cambeva iheringi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Trichomycteridae |
| Genus: | Cambeva |
| Species: | C. iheringi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambeva iheringi (C. H. Eigenmann, 1917)[2] | |
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This is an elongate catfish up to 16.1 centimetres (6.3 in) standard length.[3] It has no unique morphological features and can be distinguished from its congeners by a combination of characters including a uniformly buff colouring with small dark spots over the whole body, pelvic fin margin distant from the urogenital opening and rounded caudal fin.[4]