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Scientific Name | Aspidoras aldebaran Tencatt, Britto, Isbrücker & Pavanelli, 2022 |
Common Names | CW141, Genette Cory Genette-pansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Ribeirão do Sapo, upstream the Couto de Magalhães Waterfall, rio Araguaia basin, Alto Araguaia Municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, 17°31'10"S, 53°15'33"W. |
Pronunciation | ass pee DOOR ass |
Etymology | Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. The specific epithet "aldebaran" refers to the red giant Aldebaran or Alpha Tauri (α Tauri), the brightest star of the Taurus constellation, deriving from the Arabic al Dabarān, which means “the follower”. The star presents a bright orange glow and it is positioned at the left eye of the mythological bull. The name alludes to the fact that A. aldebaran was firstly found among Aspidoras taurus type series, being promptly recognized as a different and new species by its peculiar morphology and colour pattern. |
Species Information | |
Sexing | Females grow larger and are more full-bodied, this is best observed from above the fish. Males will typically have more pointed as opposed to more rounded fin tips as they mature. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Login to view the map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Husbandry Information | |
Feeding | Will readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data. |
Furniture | Ideally substrate should be sand, but rounded gravel is an imperfect alternative. Avoid keeping over rough edged (chipped) gravel, this will increase this risk of damage the fishes barbels when it tries to dig. Substrate should be bordered with driftwood and aquatic plants leaving an open area for them to search for food and swim. The shade provided by overhanging rock work, arching bogwood, tall or floating plants are all that is required to settle these fishes. |
Compatibility | A peaceful, shoaling, community fish. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 20 (no. 3): e220040, pp 9, Figs. 2, 4, 6-7, 9. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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Last Update | 2023 Mar 08 00:49 (species record created: 2017 Jul 09 09:09) |