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 Scientific Name  Aspidoras belenos  Britto, 1998 - add this species to your "My Cats" page.
 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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0mm 28mm (1.1") SL 100mm

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 Distribution  South America: Das Mortes River basin, Araguaia River drainage. 
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia, Mortes (click on these areas to 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  2007-05-28 00:56:41 (species record created: 2006-12-24 09:24:02)
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