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| Scientific Name | Aspidoras psammatides Britto, Lima & Santos, 2005 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Municipio de Lençóis, rio Caldeirão, 12°39'33''S, 41°22'12''W, Bahia 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. Psammatides, after "Psammatos psammatides", "the sand sorcerer", a character of J.R.R. Tolkien's book "Roverandom", from the Greek psammos, sand, and ides, son of. In allusion to the sand-dwelling behavior of the species. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 31mm (1.2") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Aspidoras psammatides is known only from tributaries of the upper rio Paraguaçu, a coastal river basin from eastern Brazil. Bahia State Rivers, Paraguaçu (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Neotropical Ichthyology 2005 v. 3 (no. 4): 473–480 Zootaxa 2007 No. 1418: 1-628 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2010 Nov 09 03:57 (species record created: 2010 Jun 27 04:25) |
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