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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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 45mm (1.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Has been bred in the aquarium. |
| Further Information | |
| 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. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| 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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