Leptodoras juruensis • Doradidae • Cat-eLog

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Leptodoras juruensis** Boulenger, 1898
Common Name(s)	Sturgeon Catfish
Type Locality	Río Jurua, Brazil.
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. Juruensis - From Juruá river.
Species Information
Size	290mm (11.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification	Dorsal spine thin and greatly extended as a long flexible filament; bases of dorsal and paired fins with intense black pigment.
Habitat Information
Distribution	South America: Amazon River basin Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Juruá (click on these areas to find other species found there) (Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Further Information
References	Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 7)v. 2 (no. 12) - pp478 Neotropical Ichthyology, 3(4):637-678
Registered Keepers	(1) amiidae, (2) wrasse (k: 2), who also notes: "This is a love/hate relationship! My nemesis fish! I lost the first 4 to what turned out to be whitespot. With the next 4 I lost 1 to whitespot which was not obvious until too late. I lost 1 to it not eating... it became weaker and thinner. The other 2 are fine now, but it was 'touch and go'! Very delicate fish at first... its a race to get them eating before they become too weak. Its a race to find the foods they will accept!!! They are also sensitive to whitespot treatment. Gorgeous fish, worth the battle!". Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.
Breeding Reports	None.
Articles	- CotM 2012 March
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Cat-eLog Data Sheet

Scientific Name

Leptodoras juruensis Boulenger, 1898

Common Name(s)

Sturgeon Catfish

Type Locality

Río Jurua, Brazil.

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. Juruensis - From Juruá river.

Species Information

Size

290mm (11.4") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.

Identification

Dorsal spine thin and greatly extended as a long flexible filament; bases of dorsal and paired fins with intense black pigment.

Habitat Information

Distribution

South America: Amazon River basin
Amazon (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Amazon, Juruá (click on these areas to find other species found there)

(Click the map-icon to show/hide map of species distribution)

Husbandry Information

Breeding

Unreported.

Further Information

References

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 7)v. 2 (no. 12) - pp478
Neotropical Ichthyology, 3(4):637-678

Registered Keepers

(1) amiidae, (2) wrasse (k: 2), who also notes: "This is a love/hate relationship! My nemesis fish! I lost the first 4 to what turned out to be whitespot. With the next 4 I lost 1 to whitespot which was not obvious until too late. I lost 1 to it not eating... it became weaker and thinner. The other 2 are fine now, but it was 'touch and go'! Very delicate fish at first... its a race to get them eating before they become too weak. Its a race to find the foods they will accept!!! They are also sensitive to whitespot treatment. Gorgeous fish, worth the battle!".

Click on a username above to see all that persons registered catfish species. You can also view all "my cats" data for this species.

Breeding Reports

None.

Articles