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Corumbataia cuestae Britski, 1997

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Corumbataia was proposed by Britski (1997) when describing Corumbataia cuestae from the Upper Paraná basin in the Rio Tietê and Corumbataia tocantinensis, from the Rio Araguaia and Rio Tocantins basins. Description: This genus was delimited by an exposed portion in the middle of the scapular bridge formed only by the coracoid; compound hypurals 1 and 2 completely fused to the compound hypurals 3-5; atrophic maxillary barbel, and anastomosis of the infraorbital and otic sensory canals over the pterotic-supracleitrum (Britski, 1997). Four species were subsequently described: C. britskii Ferreira & Ribeiro, 2007, C. veadeiros Carvalho, 2008, C. lucianoi Silva, Roxo, Souza & Oliveira, 2018 and C. liliai Silva, Roxo, Souza & Oliveira, 2018. Additionally, two species formerly described in Gymnotocinclus were transferred to Corumbataia by Roxo et al. (2019): C. anosteos (Carvalho, Lehmann & Reis, 2008) and C. canoeiro (Roxo, Silva, Ochoa & Zawadzki, 2017). This genera contains six species (2020) C. tocantinensis Britski, 1997, C. cuestae Britski, 1997, C. anosteos (Carvalho, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2008), C. britskii Ferreira & Ribeiro, 2007, C. canoeiro (Roxo, Silva, Ochoa & Zawadzki, 2017), and C. veadeiros Carvalho, 2008. They are an intermediate between the genera's, Parotocinclus and Otocinclus and don't posses an adipose fin. and the body is stockier than these two previous genera. Colouration: Corumbataia species have a dark band along the body. Sexual Differences: Males have longer pectoral fins and also differing morphology of the genital papilla. Aquarium Care: Quite problematic to keep due to the cooler temperatures and having to facilitate a flow current in the water. Diet: Aufwuch feeder with the usual aquarium fare of flake and tablet foods.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Loricariidae

Distribution:

South America: Tietê River basin, Brazil. Type locality: Cachoeira de Analândia, rio Corumbataí, Analândia, SP [Brazil].

Size:

3.5cm. (1½ins)

Temp:

18-24°c (63-75°f.)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Evers, H.-G. & I.Seidel: Mergus, Baensch Catfish Atlas Volume 1, 1st English edn., 2005. Pp.944.
Ferraris, C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628.
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2020. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (02/2020).
Schaefer, S.A., 2003. Loricariidae - Hypoptopomatinae (Armored catfishes). p. 321-329. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasi.l.
Thimotheo, Mateus Giovanni Rocha, Benine, Ricardo Cardoso, Oliveira, Claudio, & Silva, Gabriel de Souza da Costa e. (2020). New species of the Corumbataia cuestae group (Siluriformes: Loricariidae) from the Rio Tocantins basin, with comments on its phylogenetic relationships. Neotropical Ichthyology, 18(4), e200060. Epub December 04, 2020.

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Corumbataia cuestae
Rio Jaú, Brazil

Corumbataia cuestae
Location-Rio Jaú, Brazil

Corumbataia cuestae
São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil

Corumbataia cuestae
Dorsal view-São Manuel, São Paulo, Brazil

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