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Scientific Name | Aspidoras psammatides Britto, Lima & Santos, 2005 |
Common Names | Dashed Catfish Stiplet Pansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Municipio de Lençóis, rio Caldeirão, 12°39'33''S, 41°22'12''W, Bahia State, Brazil. |
Pronunciation | ass pee DOOR ass |
Etymology | Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. Psammatides, after "Psamathos Psamathides", "the sand sorcerer", a character of J.R.R. Tolkien's book "Roverandom", from the Greek psammos, sand, and ides, son of. In allusion to the sand-dwelling behavior of the species. |
Species Information | |
Size | 31mm or 1.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Rio Paraguaçu basin in Brazil. Bahia State Rivers, Paraguaçu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bahia State Rivers, Paraguaçu, São José (Bahia) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 3 (no. 4), pp 474, Figs. 1-5. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2023 Aug 08 05:44 (species record created: 2010 Jun 27 04:25) |