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Leptodoras nelsoni Sabaj Pérez, 2005

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Mark Henry Sabaj (3)

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Upper labial extension L-shaped, distal half moderately to strongly curved and distinctly expanded with wide lateral flap bearing small fimbriae. Sum of midlateral plates modally 78, plates deep, covering more than 1/2 of body depth. Adipose eye weakly developed and preadipose ridge lacking. Etymology: The specific name nelsoni: In honour of Douglas W. Nelson, for “dedicated” service to the ichthyological community since 1993 as Collection Manager of Fishes, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology.

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

None

Family:

Doradidae

Distribution:

South America: Middle Orinoco River basin, Colombia and Venezuela. Type locality: Colombia, Meta, río Metica (Meta-Orinoco dr.), ca. 1.5 km east of Rajote, Plancha 267 (3º56'N, 73º3'W).

Size:

16.0cm. (6½ins)

Temp:

22-25°C (71-77°F)

p.H.

6.0-7.0.

Reference:

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, ( 02/2018 ).
Sabaj, M.H., 2005. Taxonomic assessment of Leptodoras (Siluriformes: Doradidae) with descriptions of three new species. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 3(4):637-678.
The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database © Christopher Scharpf.

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Leptodoras nelsoni

Leptodoras nelsoni
Paratype

Leptodoras nelsoni
Dorsal and Ventral view

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