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Hemidoras morrisi Eigenmann, 1925

Image contributors to this species:

Mark Henry Sabaj (1) Jorge Garcia (1)

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Relevant Information:

Description: Hemidoras morrisi has no midventral plates and the distal tip of dorsal fin is hyaline (clear). Etymology: The specific name morrisi: in honour of Percival Morris, who collected type and served as Eigenmann’s assistant, majordomo and interpreter in the Iquitos region of Peru.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Doradidae

Distribution:

South America: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru (Amazon Ecosystems).

Size:

14.0cm. (5½ins)

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°F)

p.H.

6.5-7.0.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, version (03/2012).
ScotCat Article no. 57 Mark H. Sabaj; Key to Leptodoras and Select Related Taxa.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Hemidoras morrisi

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