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Scientific Name Aspidoras spilotus  Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976     
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Riacho dos Macacos, trib. of R. Acaráu, Est. Ceará, Brazil.
Pronunciation ass pee DOOR ass - spil oh tuss
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 (spilotos=spotted) appearance.
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Size 45mm (1.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Coastal rivers in Ceará, Brazil.
Ceará State Rivers (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
pH 6.0 - 7.2
Temperature 22.0-25.0°C or 71.6-77°F (Show others within this range)
Other Parameters dH 8-12.
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Breeding Has been bred in the aquarium.
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References Bijdr. Dierkd. v. 46 (no. 1) 123 Fig. 14
Registered Keepers (1) myrheksa (k: 9), (2) Birger Amundsen, (3) Pungen (k: 20), (4) madattiver (k: 7), who also notes: "First spawning on July 26-09", (5) Coryologist (k: 30), who also notes: "First spawning on 07/16/09. Approximately 40 eggs. Possibly more than one female involved in the spawning ", (6) ligon, (7) 77maverick (p: 3), (8) steveh28 (k: 6), (9) corybreed, (10) siluriphil (k: 21), (11) Mark Roesner, (12) Yofman (k: 5), (13) donpetty (k: 5), who also notes: "After keeping these guys in a community tank for several months I moved them to a 20H with sand and plenty of places to hide.", (14) catfishhunter, (15) cpc1007 (k: 6), (16) chef.

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Breeding Reports (1) steveh28 (b: 42).
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Last Update 2010 Apr 21 14:14 (species record created: 2006 Jul 23 00:00)

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