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| Scientific Name | Aspidoras poecilus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Creek upstream of village Porori, left bank of upper Rio Xingu, Est. 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 the specimen's spotted (poikilos=spotted or varicoloured) appearance. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 45mm (1.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Xingu, Araguaia, and Tocantins River basins. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (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)Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bijdr. Dierkd. v. 46 (no. 1) 121 Fig. 13 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Jun 02 07:02 (species record created: 2006 Jul 20 00:00) |
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