Aspidoras fuscoguttatus, or the brown-point shield skin longirostris is a tropical freshwater fish belonging to the Corydoradinae sub-family of the family Callichthyidae. It originates in inland waters in South America, and is found in the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil and Peru.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Siluriformes |
| Family: | Callichthyidae |
| Genus: | Aspidoras |
| Species: | A. fuscoguttatus
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In Aquariums
editThe fish will grow in length up to 4 centimetres (1.6 inches). It lives in a tropical climate in water with a 5.5–6.8 pH, a water hardness of 12 dGH, and a temperature range of 22 to 25 °C (72 to 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.
It is not very popular in the aquarium trade, probably because it is difficult to distinguish from other related species.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aspidoras fuscoguttatus". FishBase. December 2011 version.
- ^ Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio) (2022). "Aspidoras fuscoguttatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T186389A1812327. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T186389A1812327.en. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Brown Point Shield Skin Longirostris (Aspidoras fuscoguttatus)". deepbluetank.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.