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| Scientific Name | Aspidoras microgalaeus Britto, 1998 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Small trib. of rio Culuene, km 86 of Paranatinga-Canarana road, rio Xingú basin, 14°00'S, 54°38'W, Estado do Mato Grosso, 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 its small (mikros=small), helmet(galaeus=helmet) shaped head. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 40mm (1.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Xingu River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu  , Upper Xingu, Culuene (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu , Upper Xingu (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Jun 02 00:56 (species record created: 2006 Jul 20 00:00) |
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