Aspidoras depinnai Britto, 2000
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Aspidoras depinnai, the Ipojuca catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae. This catfish is found in the Ipojuca River basin of Brazil. It belongs to the subfamily Corydoradinae of the family Callichthyidae. It grows to a length of 3.3 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Aspidoras depinnai; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:04:29.578327+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aspidoras depinnai Britto, 2000
- Name authority
- Britto, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Siluriformes
- Family
- Callichthyidae
- Genus
- Aspidoras
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderSiluriformes
- familyCallichthyidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyCorydoradinae Hoedeman, 1952
- genusAspidoras Ihering, 1907
- speciesAspidoras depinnai Britto, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aspidoras. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Aspidoras kiriri Oliveira, Zanata, Tencatt & Britto, 2017 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras mephisto Tencatt & Bichuette, 2017 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras albater Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras eurycephalus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras maculosus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras marianae Leão, Britto & Wosiacki, 2015 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras menezesi Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras microgalaeus Britto, 1998 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras poecilus Nijssen & Isbrücker, 1976 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras psammatides Britto, Lima & Santos, 2005 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras raimundi (Steindachner, 1907) | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aspidoras rochai Ihering, 1907 | CallichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Britto, M. R. (2000). Aspidoras depinnai (Siluriformes: Callichthyidae): A New Species from Northeastern Brazil. Copeia, 2000. https://doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2000)000[1048:adscan]2.0.co;2 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5W74D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.