Aspidoras rochai
| Aspidoras rochai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoras |
| Species: | A. rochai
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| Binomial name | |
| Aspidoras rochai R. Ihering, 1907[2]
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Aspidoras rochai, commonly known as the loach catfish, is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family, the corys, of the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in coastal rivers in Ceará, Brazil.[1][3] This species was first formally described in 1907 by the Brazilian biologist Rodolpho von Ihering with its type locality given as Guaramiranga in Ceara State.[4] The specific name honours Francisco Dias da Rocha who offered the holotype to Ihering.[5]
The fish will grow up to 4.4 centimetres (1.7 inches) in standard length. It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 6.0–7.5 pH, a water hardness of up to 14 dGH, and a temperature range of 21–25 °C (70–77 °F). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.[3]
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References
- ^ a b Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio). (2021). "Aspidoras rochai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021 e.T186687A1816862. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T186687A1816862.pt.
- ^ von Ihering, Rodolpho (1907). "Diversas especies novas de Peixes Nematognathas do Brazil" [Several New Species of Brazilian Nematognath Fishes]. Notas Preliminares. 1 (1): 31–34.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspidoras rochai". FishBase. June 2023 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf (18 October 2025). "Family CALLICHTHYIDAE Bonaparte 1835 (Armored Catfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf.