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Aspidoras sp. "Gold"

Image contributors to this species:

Allan James (3) Jim Makin (1) Ivor Hilton (1)

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Could be a gold variety of C037 (species "Goia"). which has now been proven to be Aspidoras fuscoguttatus. The first three thumbnails are adult specimens given to me by the breeder John Hetherington from Workington, England and they were offspring from an original pair of Aspidoras sp. Goia (C037) bred by him in 1999. I managed to breed them myself in 2003. In these pictures the eyes look red which would make them albino, but it is the flash from the camera that is duplicating this effect, the eyes are normal. The differences are noted here between the Aspidoras and Corydoras genera. Eye: very small in Aspidoras small in Corydoras. Body shape: smaller size and body shape in Aspidoras compared to the much more bulkier Corydoras. Head: smaller head shape in Aspidoras compared with Corydoras. Aspidoras posses a duel fontanel bone structure in skull whereas Corydoras have only the one larger fontanel. 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 sp. "gold" has been placed in Lineage 2 and has retained the genus name of Aspidoras. Aquarium Care: With all of this genus they are best kept in groups of six or more and are best housed with small fishes that are not aggressive. Provide a planted area in the tank for cover and include a soft substrate such as sand or small rounded gravel. Diet: Flake, tablet foods, small live and frozen foods.

Common Name:

Gold Aspidoras

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Callichthyidae

Distribution:

Cultivated variety

Size:

5.0cm (2ins)

Temp:

23-25°C (73-77°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.2.

Reference:

Alexandrou, Markos & Taylor, Martin. (2011). Evolution, ecology and taxonomy of the Corydoradinae revisited.
Angelica C Dias, Luiz F C Tencatt, Fabio F Roxo, Gabriel de Souza da Costa Silva, Sérgio A Santos, Marcelo R Britto, Martin I Taylor, Claudio Oliveira, Phylogenomic analyses in the complex Neotropical subfamily Corydoradinae (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae) with a new classification based on morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024;, zlae053.
Hetherington, John; Pers Comm.
ScotCat Article: Article no.48: The Genus Aspidoras

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Aspidoras sp. "Gold"

Aspidoras sp. "Gold"

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