Aspidoras depinnai Britto, 2000
Ipojuca catfish
photo by James, A.

Family:  Callichthyidae (Callichthyid armored catfishes), subfamily: Corydoradinae
Max. size:  3.25 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  South America: Ipojuca River basin, Brazil.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Vertebrae: 24-25. Differs from its congeners in having bifid serrations restricted to distal tip on ossified portion of pectoral spine posterior border (versus single or bifid serrations along entire posterior border) and presence of irregular arclike brown blotch on caudal peduncle (versus absence). Head with an irregular row of minute pores (Ref. 44774).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 07 November 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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