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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. |
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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. |
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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) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
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Breeding | Unreported. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
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Reference | Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 12) (art. 58), pp 478. |
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Last Update | 2020 Sep 16 01:04 (species record created: 2001 Aug 19 00:00) |