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Scientific Name Aspidoras belenos  Britto, 1998     
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Creek at Primavera do Leste - Paranatinga road, 82 km north from Primavero de leste, rio das Mortes basin, Estado do Mato Grosso, Brazil, 15°03
Pronunciation ass pee DOOR ass - bell en oss
Etymology Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. This specific epithet refers to the Celtic mythological deity, Belenos, which means "the one who shines," and is an allusion to the specimen's iridescent colour.
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Size 28mm (1.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Das Mortes River basin, Araguaia River drainage.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia, Mortes (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
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Breeding Unreported.
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References Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 4) 361 Figs. 1-2
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Last Update 2007 May 28 00:56 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 09:24)

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