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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. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 28mm (1.1") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| 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) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 4) 361 Figs. 1-2 |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 May 28 00:56 (species record created: 2006 Dec 24 09:24) |
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