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Scientific Name	**Leptodoras juruensis** Boulenger, 1898
Common Name	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.
Articles	- CotM 2012 March
Species Information
Size	288mm or 11.3" 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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 12) (art. 58), pp 478.
Registered Keepers	There are 2 registered keepers, view all "my cats" data.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:00 (species record created: 2001 Aug 19 00:00)