Genus
Aspidoras
- Species
- 3
- Photographed
- 3 of 3
- Difficulty rated
- 3 of 3
Where the name comes fromEdit
from the Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspis), meaning 'shield', and δορά (dora), meaning 'skin, hide of an animal', in allusion to the rows of bony plates on the flanks of genus members.
Aspidoras pauciradiatus
Weitzman & Nijssen, 1970
Aspidoras pauciradiatus is a small armoured catfish that appears restricted to the upper Araguaia basin in Goiás state, Brazil. Sometimes called the 'false corydoras' or 'sixray corydoras', it has 6 soft dorsal-fin rays against 7 in other Aspidoras, plus a distinctive colour pattern. Aspidoras are told from the very similar Corydoras mainly by having two cranial fontanels.
Aspidoras raimundiC125
(Steindachner, 1907)
Aspidoras raimundi (C125) is a small armoured catfish from coastal river drainages in north and northeastern Brazil. The fish sold as A. spilotus, from Ceará state, is now treated as the same species. A peaceful, schooling species, it grows to around 45 mm SL.
Aspidoras taurus
Lima & Britto, 2001
Aspidoras taurus is a small armoured catfish known only from the upper Itiquira and Taquari rivers, in the rio Paraguay system of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Relatively common in the aquarium trade, it is sometimes mislabelled as A. menezesi, a valid but distinct species. Thick skin covering the infraorbitals, preopercle and reduced nuchal plate separates it from congeners.