Aspidoras lakoi

Aspidoras lakoi, the chessboard catfish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callichthyidae, the armoured catfishes, and the subfamily Corydoradinae.^[2] This catfish is found in South America, where it is endemic to the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil.^[3]

Aspidoras lakoi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Siluriformes
Family:	Callichthyidae
Genus:	Aspidoras
Species:	A. lakoi
Binomial name
Aspidoras lakoi P. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1949[2]

The fish will grow in length up to 4.0 centimetres (1.6 inches). It feeds on worms, benthic crustaceans, insects, and plant matter. It lays eggs in dense vegetation and adults do not guard the eggs.^[3]

See also

• List of freshwater aquarium fish species