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.
Common
Name:
None
Synonyms:
None
Family:
Doradidae blycipitidae
Distribution:
South America: Upper
Amazon River basin.
Size:
8cm.
(3¼ins)
Temp:
22-25°C
(71-77°F)
p.H.
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.
