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Scientific Name Hemidoras morrisi  Eigenmann, 1925     
Common Name(s) None
Type Locality Iquitos, Upper Amazon, Peru.
Etymology Hemidoras: From the Greek hemi, meaning half, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the similarity to Doras (another doradid genus). 
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Size 140mm (5.5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution South America: Upper Amazon River basin.
Amazon, Upper Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)
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Breeding Unreported.
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References Trans. Am. Philos. Soc. (n. s.) v. 22 (pt 5) 347 Pl. 27 (fig. 3)
Registered Keepers None. Add this species to your My Cats species list Add this species to your "my cats" page.
Breeding Reports None.
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Last Update 2006 Feb 20 00:00 (species record created: 2006 Feb 20 00:00)

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