/siluriformes/callichthyidae/aspidoras/albater/1.jpg "Aspidoras albater")
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| Scientific Name | Aspidoras albater Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 |
| Common Name(s) | False Macropterus |
| Type Locality | Rio Tocantinzinha near São João da Aliança, 14°46'S, 47°30'W, Rio Tocantins system, Goiás, Brazil. |
| Pronunciation | ass pee DOOR ass - al BAIT err |
| 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 white (albus=white) and black (ater=black) colouring. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 45mm or 1.8" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Brazil: Rio Tocantins Amazon, Lower Amazon, Tocantins (click on these areas to find other species found there)  (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution) |
| pH | 6.0 - 7.3 |
| Temperature | 22.0-24.0°C or 71.6-75.2°F (Show species within this range) |
| Other Parameters | dh 20. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Has been bred in the aquarium. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bijdr. Dierkd.v. 46 (no. 1) - pp115 - Fig. 6 |
| Registered Keepers | (1) PhiltheNelson, (2) jollysue (k: 6), (3) arzerkle, (4) 77maverick (p: 3, k: 41), (5) Phreatobius, (6) jules a birnbaum (p: 2), (7) corybreed, (8) jp11biod, (9) arapaimag (k: 4), (10) donpetty (k: 15), (11) jeff.l, (12) Coryologist (k: 130), who also notes: "Will spawn in a cup of mud. Seriously. :) - Frank", (13) cnoatch, (14) Shawnc, (15) matti2uude (k: 6), (16) acanbill, (17) tetratom, (18) Baked Wafl3, (19) magicmarymac, (20) 4evercories, (21) rcbows (k: 56), who also notes: "Difficult to raise! Difficult to sex and keep eggs. Have bred them", (22) francoisMtl (k: 13), (23) SteppingStones, (24) troutperchbeeman. Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species. |
| Breeding Reports | (1) donpetty (b: 45). |
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| Last Update | 2010 Apr 21 14:14 (species record created: 2001 Apr 21 00:00) |
