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Scientific Name	**Leptodoras marki** Birindelli & Sousa, 2010
Common Name
Type Locality	Rio Trairão, Fresco-Xingú basin, tributary of Rio de Ponte, 15 kilometers south of Cumaru do Norte, 7°56'34"S, 50°47'48"W, Cumaru do Norte, Pará, Brazil.
Etymology	Leptodoras: From the Greek leptos, meaning slender, and doras, meaning skin (also a word commonly used in forming generic names for doradids); in reference to the shape. Named after Mark Sabaj Perez
Species Information
Size	93mm or 3.7" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Fresco-Xingu basin, Brazil. Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu (click on these areas to find other species found there) Amazon, Lower Amazon, Xingu, Upper Xingu, Fresco (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Near Threatened , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018.
Husbandry Information
Breeding	Unreported in the aquarium.
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Copeia 2010 (no. 2), pp 293, Fig. A-B.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:00 (species record created: 2010 Jun 26 23:56)