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Leptodoras praelongus (Myers & Weitzman, 1956)

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Mark Henry Sabaj (1)

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Description: Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15. Shallow midlateral plates covering less than or equal to 1/4 body depth. Anterior nuchal plate usually of moderate width (longer than wide) permitting weak to firm suture between supraoccipital and middle nuchal plate. Also differs from all species of Leptodoras except L. copei by possessing a distal tip of lower labial extension extending beyond that of upper labial extension. Etymology: The specific name praelongus: prae– (L.), in front of; longus (L.), long, presumably referring to longer snout compared with Hassar lipophthalmus (= Anduzedoras oxyrhynchus).

Common Name:

None

Synonyms:

Hassar praelongus

Family:

Doradidae

Distribution:

South America: Negro and Orinoco River basins.

Size:

18.5cm. (7¼ins)

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 praelongus

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