Aspidoras depinnai • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

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Scientific Name	**Aspidoras depinnai** Britto, 2000
Common Name(s)	None
Type Locality	Creek at Amaraji-Primavera road, rio Ipojuca basin, 8°21'S, 35°26'W, Pernambuco 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. Named to honour Dr. Mário de Pinna.
Species Information
Size	40mm (1.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Differs from its congeners in having bifid serrations restricted to distal tip on ossified portion of pectoral spine posterior border (versus single or bifid serrations along entire posterior border) and presence of irregular arclike brown blotch on caudal peduncle (versus absence). Head with an irregular row of minute pores.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Ipojuca River basin, Brazil. Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers, Pernambucu state waters, Ipojuca (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Copeia 2000 (no. 4) 1049 Figs. 1-5
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Breeding Reports	None.
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Last Update	2007 May 27 07:02 (species record created: 2006 Aug 19 04:34)

Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Aspidoras depinnai Britto, 2000

Common Name(s)

None

Type Locality

Creek at Amaraji-Primavera road, rio Ipojuca basin, 8°21'S, 35°26'W, Pernambuco 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. Named to honour Dr. Mário de Pinna.

Species Information

Size

40mm (1.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Differs from its congeners in having bifid serrations restricted to distal tip on ossified portion of pectoral spine posterior border (versus single or bifid serrations along entire posterior border) and presence of irregular arclike brown blotch on caudal peduncle (versus absence). Head with an irregular row of minute pores.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Ipojuca River basin, Brazil.
Southern Atlantic Draining Rivers, North East Brazil Coastal Rivers, Pernambucu state waters, Ipojuca (click on these areas to find other species found there)