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Scientific Name | Aspidoras poecilus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 |
Common Names | C158, Point Catfish Punktpansermalle (Denmark) |
Type Locality | Creek upstream of village Porori, left bank of upper Rio Xingú, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. |
Synonym(s) | Aspidoras marianae, Aspidoras microgalaeus |
Pronunciation | ass pee DOOR ass |
Etymology | Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. This specific epithet refers to the specimen's spotted (poikilos=spotted or varicoloured) appearance. |
Species Information | |
Size | 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | South America: Upper Xingu, Araguaia, and Tocantins River basins in Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri, Curuá (Iriri) (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu, Culuene (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 | Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 46 (no. 1), pp 121, Fig. 13. |
Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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Last Update | 2023 Aug 08 05:41 (species record created: 2006 Jul 20 00:00) |