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| Scientific Name | Nemadoras elongatus (Boulenger, 1898) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Rio Juruá, Brazil. |
| Synonym(s) | Opsodoras parallelus, Oxydoras elongatus |
| Etymology | Nemadoras: From the Greek nematos meaning filament, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); probably in reference to the lack of scutes along the back. |
Species Information | |
| Size | 127mm (5") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Amazon River basin. Amazon (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
Further Information | |
| References | Transactions of the Zoological Society of London v. 14 (pt 7, no. 2) |
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| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2009 Feb 23 02:35 (species record created: 2009 Feb 16 22:49) |
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