{"product_id":"aspidoras-cf-cw216","title":"Aspidoras cf. sp. CW216","description":"\u003c!-- ============================================================\n     CRITICAL MASS AQUATICS — PRODUCT DESCRIPTION\n     Species: Aspidoras cf. sp. CW216\n\n     HOW TO USE:\n     1. Products → your product → Description → click \u003c\u003e (HTML mode)\n     2. Paste everything below this comment block\n     3. Update Breeding Status value as status changes\n        Common values: \"Available Now\" | \"Growing Out — Join the Waitlist\"\n        | \"Waitlist Only\" | \"Not Currently Breeding\"\n\n     NOTES:\n     - Undescribed species: no IUCN block, no FishBase block (FishBase does not index undescribed species)\n     - No CARES listing\n     - One Species \u0026 Care block: PlanetCatfish only (no ScotCat page for CW216)\n     - F1 captive-bred from wild-caught stock (Nationwide Aquatics, ID. A. kiriri)\n     - cf. designation: best current ID per Rob McClure; not formally confirmed\n     ============================================================ --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 1. RESOURCES SECTION --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 10px 0 !important;\"\u003eResources\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Species \u0026 Care block — PlanetCatfish --\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.planetcatfish.com\/aspidoras_sp(cw216)\" style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; justify-content: space-between !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; text-decoration: none !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eSpecies \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; text-decoration: underline !important; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0 !important; text-underline-offset: 3px !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003ePlanetCatfish — Aspidoras sp. CW216\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: #c8b4a0 !important; flex-shrink: 0 !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e↗\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!-- Breeding Status block — update value as status changes --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex !important; align-items: center !important; gap: 12px !important; background: #f5f0eb !important; border-radius: 6px !important; padding: 11px 15px !important; margin: 0 0 8px 0 !important; box-sizing: border-box !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488 !important; margin: 0 0 2px 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eBreeding Status\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; color: #1e2d45 !important; font-style: italic !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;\"\u003eAvailable now! \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- ← CHANGE THIS --\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 2. TAXONOMY LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #a09488; margin: 26px 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003eCallichthyidae · Brazil (Atlantic Forest, Bahia)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 3. SPECIES CREDIT LINE --\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 22px 0 !important;\"\u003eAspidoras cf. sp. CW216 — undescribed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- 4. CONSERVATION STORY --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #c8b4a0; padding-left: 20px; margin: 0 0 16px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eThis fish doesn't have a confirmed scientific name. It was originally imported as \u003cem\u003eAspidoras kiriri\u003c\/em\u003e — a described species from coastal drainages in Bahia state — but subsequent identification work suggests it's more likely an undescribed species provisionally assigned CW216. The distinction matters: it may represent a lineage science hasn't formally documented yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 0 13px 0 !important;\"\u003eEither way, the habitat is the same. Bahia's Atlantic Forest streams are among the most degraded freshwater systems in South America. The Atlantic Forest has lost over 85% of its original cover,\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#ref1\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e and the small, clear-water drainages these fish come from are squeezed between sugarcane, cattle, and eucalyptus.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"#ref2\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 9px; color: #a09488; text-decoration: none;\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e An undescribed \u003cem\u003eAspidoras\u003c\/em\u003e from a collapsing biome is a fish that could disappear from the wild before it even gets a name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eThe fish available here are F1 — first generation bred in captivity from wild-caught stock. That lineage is documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.8; color: #1e2d45; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003eSorry but these are so active that photos are difficult. I will try to add more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 5. REFERENCES --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border-left: 2px solid #e8e0d8 !important; padding-left: 20px !important; margin: 0 0 26px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref1\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 0 4px 0 !important;\"\u003e1. Ribeiro et al. (2009). \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0006320709000974\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Brazilian Atlantic Forest: How much is left?\u003c\/a\u003e Biological Conservation, 142(6).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"ref2\" style=\"font-family: 'Jost',sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important;\"\u003e2. The Nature Conservancy. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/en-us\/get-involved\/how-to-help\/places-we-protect\/atlantic-forest\/\" style=\"color: #a09488; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #c8b4a0;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAtlantic Forest.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- 6. DIVIDER + BRAND CLOSER — leave as-is on every listing --\u003e\u003chr style=\"border: none !important; border-top: 1px solid #e8e0d8 !important; margin: 0 0 18px 0 !important;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px; color: #a09488; margin: 0 !important; text-align: center; letter-spacing: .04em;\"\u003eEthically bred. 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