/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/azaghal/1.jpg "Aspidoras azaghal")
Live specimen. Photo credit: Adriano Gambarini
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| Scientific Name | Aspidoras azaghal Tencatt, Muriel-Cunha, Zuanon, Ferreira & Britto, 2020 |
| Common Name | Tolkien’s Cory |
| Type Locality | Unnamed Igarapé I, tributary to the Igarapé do Pontal, itself a tributary to the lower rio Xingu basin, Parque Nacional da Serra do Pardo, Terra do Meio Region, Pará, Brazil, 6°00'58"S, 53°08'20"W. |
| Pronunciation | ass pee DOOR ass |
| Etymology | Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. |
| 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 | Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Middle Xingu, Pontal (click on these areas to find other species found there) 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 | Journal of Fish Biology v. 97 (no. 4), pp 3, Figs. 1, 2a, 3-7. |
| 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 | 2025 Jan 02 00:44 (species record created: 2020 Jul 16 13:11) |