Aspidoras fuscoguttatus
| Aspidoras fuscoguttatus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoras |
| Species: | A. fuscoguttatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoras fuscoguttatus | |
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus, the darkspotted catfish or the brown-point shield Skin longirostris, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callychthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae, the corys.[2] This catfish is found in South America where it occurs in the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil.[1]
In Aquariums
The fish will grow in length up to 4 centimetres (1.6 inches). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 5.5–6.8 pH, a water hardness of 12 dGH, and a temperature range of 22 to 25 °C (72 to 77 °F). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.
It is not very popular in the aquarium trade, probably because it is difficult to distinguish from other related species.[3]
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspidoras fuscoguttatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Aspidoras fuscoguttatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T186389A1812327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T186389A1812327.en. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aspidoras". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Brown Point Shield Skin Longirostris (Aspidoras fuscoguttatus)". deepbluetank.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.