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| Scientific Name | Aspidoras brunneus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Serra do Roncador, km 125 of the road Chavantina-Casximba, Est. Mato Grosso, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | ass pee DOOR ass |
| 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 tawny or dusky (brunneus = dusky, dark or tawny) colour. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 21mm (0.8") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Upper Araguaia River basin. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia, Upper Araguaia (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bijdr. Dierkd. v. 46 (no. 1) 116 Fig. 7 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) loach (p: 2). 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 | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 May 28 00:56 (species record created: 2006 Sep 04 12:29) |
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