Aspidoras poecilus • Callichthyidae • All Fishes

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Scientific Name	**Aspidoras poecilus** Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
Common Name	C158
Type Locality	Creek upstream of village Porori, left bank of upper Rio Xingú, Mato Grosso 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. 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) 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.
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Last Update	2022 Jul 05 08:43 (species record created: 2006 Jul 20 00:00)