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Class: Teleostei
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Callichthyidae Callichthyid armored catfishes
Subfamily: Corydoradinae
Genus: Aspidoras

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23 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aspidoras albater False macropterus South America 3.6 SL 1976
Aspidoras belenos Tiny cory South America 2.8 SL 1998
Aspidoras brunneus Roncador catfish South America 2.1 SL 1976
Aspidoras carvalhoi Canabrava catfish South America 2.5 SL 1976
Aspidoras depinnai Ipojuca catfish South America 3.3 SL 2000
Aspidoras eurycephalus South America 3 SL 1976
Aspidoras fuscoguttatus Darkspotted catfish South America 3.8 SL 1976
Aspidoras gabrieli Gabriel's catfish South America 3.7 SL 2014
Aspidoras kiriri South America 3.3 SL 2017
Aspidoras lakoi Chessboard catfish South America 4 SL 1949
Aspidoras maculosus Dappled catfish South America 3.4 SL 1976
Aspidoras marianae South America 2.9 SL 2015
Aspidoras menezesi South America 4.2 SL 1976
Aspidoras microgalaeus South America 3.3 SL 1998
Aspidoras pauciradiatus Sixray corydoras South America 2.9 SL 1970
Aspidoras poecilus Point catfish South America 3.5 SL 1976
Aspidoras psammatides Dashed catfish South America 3.1 SL 2005
Aspidoras raimundi Ceara bulldog cory South America 3.3 SL 1907
Aspidoras rochai Guaramiranga cory South America 4.4 SL 1907
Aspidoras spilotus South America 4.3 SL 1976
Aspidoras taurus South America 5.4 SL 2001
Aspidoras velites Eel cory South America 2.8 SL 2002
Aspidoras virgulatus Blazed cory South America 3.6 SL 1980



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