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Six week old fry
Six week old fry
Paratype
Pair-male above
Close-up of eggs

All Fishes Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Aspidoras raimundi** (Steindachner, 1907)
Common Names	CW119, Ceara Bulldog Cory C125, Ceara-pansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality	At mouth of brook emptying into Rio Parnahyba near Victoria [Alto Parnaíba], 9°08'S, 45°56'W, Est. Maranhão, Brazil.
Synonym(s)	Aspidoras menezesi, Aspidoras spilotus, Corydoras raimundi
Pronunciation	ass pee DOOR ass - rye MOON die
Etymology	Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates.
Species Information
Size	33mm or 1.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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	South America: Parnaíba River basin in Brazil. Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there) Ceará State Rivers, Jaguaribe, Salgado (click on these areas to find other species found there) Ceará State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
pH	5.8 - 6.5
Temperature	20.0-23.0°C or 68-73.4°F (Show species within this range)
Other Parameters	dH 8.
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	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse v. 44 (no. 6) (for 28 Feb. 1907), pp 84.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 02 01:39 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00)