Cambeva tropeiro
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Cambeva tropeiro faces severe threats from deforestation and agricultural expansion in its restricted Atlantic Forest range in southern Brazil. The species' dependence on pristine headwater streams makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation and water quality degradation from cattle ranching and soybean cultivation. Urban development and infrastructure projects further compress its already limited habitat, while climate change threatens to alter the cool, oxygen-rich stream conditions this endemic catfish requires.
Habitat
Cambeva tropeiro inhabits clear, fast-flowing headwater streams in the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil, typically found in rocky substrates with high oxygen content. The species requires pristine forest cover to maintain the cool water temperatures and stable flow regimes essential for its survival.