 Summary of Aspidoras |
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| Pronounced |
ass pee DOOR ass |
| Etymology |
Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. |
| Size |
Smallest 21mm, largest 55mm, average 40mm, most commonly 50mm. All SL. |
| Species |
There are 34 "species" in the database |
| Keepers |
21 species (61%) are being kept by registered keepers |
| New spp. / time |
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| Genus Thumbnails |
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/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/albater/1.jpg "Aspidoras albater - Click for species page")
A. albater
(i:1, k:27)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/belenos/1.jpg "Aspidoras belenos - Click for species page")
A. belenos
(i:1, k:3)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/brunneus/1.jpg "Aspidoras brunneus - Click for species page")
A. brunneus
(i:1, k:2)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/carvalhoi/1.jpg "Aspidoras carvalhoi - Click for species page")
A. carvalhoi
(i:1, k:0)
A. cf. albater
(i:0, k:2)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/cf_rochai/1.jpg "Aspidoras cf. rochai - Click for species page")
A. cf. rochai
(i:1, k:4)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/depinnai/1.jpg "Aspidoras depinnai - Click for species page")
A. depinnai
(i:1, k:3)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/eurycephalus/1.jpg "Aspidoras eurycephalus - Click for species page")
A. eurycephalus
(i:1, k:1)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/fuscoguttatus/1.jpg "Aspidoras fuscoguttatus - Click for species page")
A. fuscoguttatus
(i:2, k:7)
A. gabrieli
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/kiriri/1.jpg "Aspidoras kiriri - Click for species page")
A. kiriri
(i:1, k:1)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/lakoi/1.jpg "Aspidoras lakoi - Click for species page")
A. lakoi
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/maculosus/1.jpg "Aspidoras maculosus - Click for species page")
A. maculosus
(i:1, k:1)
A. marianae
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/menezesi/1.jpg "Aspidoras menezesi - Click for species page")
A. menezesi
(i:1, k:0)
A. mephisto
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/microgalaeus/1.jpg "Aspidoras microgalaeus - Click for species page")
A. microgalaeus
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/poecilus/1.jpg "Aspidoras poecilus - Click for species page")
A. poecilus
(i:1, k:5)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/psammatides/1.jpg "Aspidoras psammatides - Click for species page")
A. psammatides
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/raimundi/1.jpg "Aspidoras raimundi - Click for species page")
A. raimundi
(i:3, k:3)
A. rochai
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/sp(c035)/1.jpg "Aspidoras sp. (C035) - Click for species page")
A. sp. (C035)
(i:5, k:12)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/sp(c036)/1.jpg "Aspidoras sp. (C036) - Click for species page")
A. sp. (C036)
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/sp(c037)/1.jpg "Aspidoras sp. (C037) - Click for species page")
A. sp. (C037)
(i:1, k:2)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/sp(c118)/1.jpg "Aspidoras sp. (C118) - Click for species page")
A. sp. (C118)
(i:3, k:19)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/sp(c119)/1.jpg "Aspidoras sp. (C119) - Click for species page")
A. sp. (C119)
(i:1, k:2)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/sp(cw052)/1.jpg "Aspidoras sp. (Cw052) - Click for species page")
A. sp. (Cw052)
(i:2, k:25)
A. sp. (Cw119)
(i:0, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/sp(cw126)/1.jpg "Aspidoras sp. (Cw126) - Click for species page")
A. sp. (Cw126)
(i:4, k:4)
A. sp. (Cw141)
(i:0, k:1)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/spilotus/1.jpg "Aspidoras spilotus - Click for species page")
A. spilotus
(i:12, k:62)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/taurus/1.jpg "Aspidoras taurus - Click for species page")
A. taurus
(i:8, k:11)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/velites/1.jpg "Aspidoras velites - Click for species page")
A. velites
(i:1, k:0)/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/virgulatus/1.jpg "Aspidoras virgulatus - Click for species page")
A. virgulatus
(i:1, k:0) |
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