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Oliveira et al. 2017 (3)

Aspidoras kiriri is distinguished from congeners, with exception of A. carvalhoi, A. fuscoguttatus, A. lakoi, A. maculosus, A. marianae, A. menezesi, A. poecilus, A. raimundi, A. rochai and A. spilotus, by having the infraorbital 1 with well-developed ventral laminar expansion (vs. poorly to moderately developed in remaining species, see Britto, 1998). The new species is distinguished from A. carvalhoi, A. fuscoguttatus, A. lakoi, A. maculosus and A. rochai by having the nuchal plate nearly reaching or sometimes contacting the posterior process of parieto-supraoccipital, with the anterior tip of nuchal plate just posterior to the dorsal margin of first dorsolateral body plate (vs. nuchal plate relatively distant from posterior process of parieto-supraoccipital, with anterior tip of nuchal plate just posterior to second dorsolateral body plate); from A. menezesi, A. poecilus, A. raimundi, and A. spilotus by having blotches on the dorsal half of dorsolateral body plates and/or ventral half of ventrolateral body plates fused with midlateral series of blotches, forming three or four enlarged and oblique black blotches (vs. blotches on dorsal half of dorsolateral body plates and/or ventral half of ventrolateral body plates not fused with midlateral blotches; blotches not oblique), (Oliveira et al. 2017). Habitat: Found in streams crossing the Atlantic Forest, at 244-303 meters above sea level, on rocky beds with sand and organic debris, from small and large pools below the rapids. Lineage: All Aspidoras belong to Lineage 2 and when there is a revision they will stay as Aspidoras von Ihering, 1907 with the type species of A. rochai Ihering, 1907. As of the latest update (Dias et al 2024), Aspidoras kiriri has been placed in Lineage 2 and has retained the genus name of Aspidoras. Aquarium Care: Inoffensive catfish which will suffer at the hands of aggressive tank mates. Will do well in a species tank or a community tank with smaller inmates such as tetras and rasboras. Best to keep in a shoal of at least four. Diet: Prefer live foods such as newly hatched brine shrimp but will also take frozen food and a good quality flake, plus tablet food. Etymology: The specific name kiriri: Named after the Kiriri Indians who originally inhabited a broad area in eastern Brazil. Nowadays, they are restricted mainly to the municipality of Banzaê, in northern Bahia. The name of the indigenous people can be written as Cariri or Kariri and has its origin in the Tupi language, meaning silent, taciturn. A noun in apposition.

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Callichthyidae

South America: Rio da Dona basin, Bahia State (Brazil).

Male: 3.5cm. (1¼) Female: 4.0cm (1½ins)

21-24°C (69-75°F)

6.0-7.0.

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