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Leptodoras myersi Böhlke, 1970 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Mark Henry Sabaj (1) GREEN FISH Aquarium (1) Jorge Garcia (1) Kiruya Momochi (2) |
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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 14. Body dorsoventrally depressed, greatest body depth 58-61% of cleithral width. Broad dusky nuchal saddle extending ventrally across tympanum and postcleithral process, finishing on the lower side level with the pelvic-fin origin. Skin on head, particularly snout, ornamented with thin elongate pale ridges. Etymology: The specific name myersi: In honour of Böhlke’s professor and good friend George S. Myers (1905–1985), ichthyologist, Stanford University. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
None |
Family: |
Doradidae |
Distribution: |
South America: Upper Amazon River basin. |
Size: |
8.0cm. (3¼ins) |
Temp: |
22-25°C (71-77°F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Sabaj, M.H.
2005 Taxonomic assessment of Leptodoras (Siluriformes:
Doradidae) with descriptions of three new species.
Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):637-678. |
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