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Scientific Name Aspidoras poecilus  Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976
Common Names C158, Point Catfish
Punktpansermalle (Denmark)
Type Locality Creek upstream of village Porori, left bank of upper Rio Xingú, Mato Grosso State, Brazil.
Synonym(s) Aspidoras marianae, Aspidoras microgalaeus
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 spotted (poikilos=spotted or varicoloured) appearance.
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Size 35mm or 1.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Xingu, Araguaia, and Tocantins River basins in Brazil.
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Iriri, Curuá (Iriri) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins, Lower Tocantins, Araguaia (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Piauí Rivers, Parnaíba (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu, Culuene (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
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Breeding Unreported.
Breeding Reports There are 2 breeding reports, read them all here.
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Reference Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde v. 46 (no. 1), pp 121, Fig. 13.
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Last Update 2023 Aug 08 05:41 (species record created: 2006 Jul 20 00:00)