Aspidoras taurus • Callichthyidae • Cat-eLog

Female

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Scientific Name	**Aspidoras taurus** Lima & Britto, 2001
Common Name
Type Locality	R. Itiquira, R. Paraguai system, 16°56'S, 53°32'W, Fazenda Cabeceira do Itiquira, close to hwy BR-364, Alto Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Pronunciation	ass pee DOOR ass - taw russ
Etymology	Aspidoras: From the Greek aspis, meaning shield and doras, meaning skin; in reference to the bony plates. This specific epithet is a reference to the bull (taurus=bull).
Species Information
Size	55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Infraorbitals, preopercle and reduced nuchal plate covered by thick skin and not visible externally. Lateral line absent posterior to 2 small lateral line ossicles. Two pairs of maxillary barbels and a pair of mental barbels. Adipose fin preceded by a small, curved, well-ossified spine.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Brazil, Mato Grosso, Rio Itiquira La Plata, Paraná, Itiquira (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view species occurence data on a map.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There are 2 breeding reports, read them all here.
Further Information
References	Copeia 2001 (no. 4) 1011 Figs. 1-2
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Last Update	2007 Jun 02 07:03 (species record created: 2006 May 06 00:00)