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| Scientific Name | Leptodoras copei (Fernández-Yépez, 1968) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Lagoon along Río Capanaparo, Orinoco drainage, Apure, Venezuela. |
| Synonym(s) | Anduzedoras copei |
| Etymology | Leptodoras: From the Greek leptos, meaning slender, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the shape. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 142mm (5.6") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | South America: Capanaparo, upper Orinoco and Negro River basins. Orinoco  , Upper Orinoco (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Amazon, Middle Amazon (Solimoes) , Negro (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there)Orinoco , Middle Orinoco, Capanaparo (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | Bol. Inst. Oceanogr. Univ. Oriente Cumana v. 7 (no. 1) 31 Fig. 10 |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
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| Last Update | 2007 Mar 21 13:35 (species record created: 2007 Feb 15 16:44) |
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